Vancouver car attack suspect has extensive mental health historical past, reveals cop

11 killed as a automobile plows right into a Filipino avenue competition crowd in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Police Sunday stated the crazed driver who mowed down at the very least 11 folks along with his black SUV and injured a number of others at a Lapu Lapu Day get together had an extensive mental health historical past. Interim police chief Steve Rai stated the 30-year-old man was identified to police below sure circumstances hinting at his previous run-ins with the legislation enforcement, and likewise an extensive historical past of interactions with mental health professionals, he stated, including that this was the darkest day within the metropolis’s historical past.
“There are many things that we still don’t know. But we are looking for the answers,” Rai stated.
The id of the suspect has not but been revealed, although a purported video of the suspect surfaced on social media, which was believed to have been taken after the gang detained the person till the cops arrived. From the video, social media customers surmised that the suspect could be of Asian origin, however a resident of Vancouver. The motive continues to be not identified, although the cops confirmed that he acted alone and it was not a terrorist act.
“I am unable to identify the person as charges have not yet been laid,” the police stated.
Lapu Lapu Day is known as after an Indigenous resistance fighter within the Philippines who fought in opposition to Spanish colonization within the sixteenth century. Saturday’s occasion was the second annual avenue celebration of the day in Vancouver, and organizers had stated it was a chance to mark “the enduring impact on Filipino values, notably the spirit of bayanihan — the collective community effort.”
The competition was simply winding down when the SUV drove by the gang however there have been lots of people. The driver was travelling eastbound on forty third Street earlier than the attack and the automobile was owned by anyone related to that household.

No prior indication of risk stage

The actions related to the competition had been being held on the grounds of a highschool, not accessible by street. The solely street that “required partial closure” was behind the varsity for meals vans, police stated, and there have been “no barriers” proscribing entry for these vans. There was no indicator that wanted to reply to the next risk stage, police stated.