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Eleven people were killed after a suspected car ramming attack in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday.

The incident, which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture, also left dozens of people injured.

A 30-year-old male suspect has been identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo. He is in custody and faces several murder charges.

Vancouver is in mourning. Several vigils have been held across the city this evening, one of which was attended by Canadian PM Mark Carney, as work to identify some victims continues.

We're ending our live coverage now. We will continue to share updates in our main news story.

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Canadian PM Mark Carney has joined British Columbia Premier David Eby at a memorial near to where the vehicle was driven into a crowd.

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Several eyewitnesses to Saturday’s attack have described the moment a car ploughed into crowds and the chaos that followed.

"There's a car that went just through the whole street and just hitting everyone," Abigail Andiso, a local resident, is quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

"I saw one dead, one man on the ground, and I went... towards the end where the car went, then there are more casualties, and you can see straight away there are about... maybe 20 people down, and everyone is panicking, everyone is screaming."

She adds that she called 911, asking for ambulances to be sent to the scene.

James Cruzat, who also lives in Vancouver, tells AP: "It was heartbreaking. I couldn't even imagine that it's actually happening in real life, because normally we see that [on] TV or [in] movies. It was really shocking."

Other witnesses report that some of the pedestrians who were struck were close to where food trucks were parked.

Faisal Islam
Economics editor, reporting from Vancouver

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Vancouver, having adjusted his election eve schedule following the fatal car ramming.

Carney is currently on his way to a church where he will pay his respects to the victims.

After that, he will attend a vigil at the site of the attack, which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture on Saturday.

• Eleven people were killed after a suspected car ramming attack in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday
• The incident, which took place at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture, also left dozens of people injured
• So far, very little is known about the identity of those were were killed and wounded in the attack - police say their ages range from five to 65
• A 30-year-old male suspect has been identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo. He is in custody and faces eight counts of second degree murder
• "The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated," police said in a statement
• Vigils are being held in Vancouver this evening - a BBC reporter says hundreds of people have gathered at one such event, where prayers and speeches are being shared

Stay with us for further updates.

Neal Razzell
BBC News

Hundreds of people have gathered under tall trees in a park overlooking Vancouver’s North Shore Mountains to honour the dead and injured.

They heard a prayer song from the Coast Salish First Nation and speeches from leaders of the Filipino community.

RJ Aquino, chair of the Filipino BC, stood in the centre of the ring of people and said he was grateful to see such support.

People are now milling around and signing condolences. A growing floral tribute here will be moved closer to the seen of the attack, which will become the new focus of grieving.

Residents have gathered at St Mary the Virgin Church in Vancouver for a vigil following the car ramming attack on Saturday evening.

At least 11 people were killed after a man drove his car into a crowd at Filipino festival.

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This tragedy is certain to figure in last election ralliespublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 28 April

02:25 BST 28 April

Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent, in Ottawa

The threat from within came on the last day of a five-week election campaign dominated by US President Trump’s tariffs and threats to take over Canada.

Vancouver‘s shocking violence led to a pause in politics with all leaders rallying around the grieving Filipino community in a show of unity

“I know that Canadians are united with you,” emphasised Mark Carney who spoke both as prime minister and the Liberal Party leader fighting in one of this country’s most consequential elections.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, battling to close the gap between him and Carney, also underlined how “all Canadians are united in solidarity".

It may have been seen as too soon to try to score political points. “Tough on crime” has been one of Poilievre’s top policies. He’s been promising “the biggest crackdown on crime in Canadian history".

This tragedy is certain to figure in last rallies as the clock ticks down on an election which has pushed Canadians to think about their country’s future like never before.

Neal Razzell
Reporting from Vancouver

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More and more bouquets are being left at the scene of the attack as people from across Vancouver, including lots of young families, come to pay their respects.

I overheard one adult explaining to three children that while there was a “bad man” who did something awful last night, there are a many more kind people in this world here to help.

A vigil for the victims will be held at the nearby Kensington Community Centre. Only families and officials are allowed inside.

A public event is scheduled to happen later in the surrounding grassy park, which has a stunning mountain views - a beautiful location for a solemn event.

We've just heard from Vancouver Police, who identified the suspect in the deadly Vancouver car ramming incident on Saturday.

A statement from investigators says the suspect is 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, a resident of the city.

He has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder - however, the statement says "further charges are anticipated".

Eleven people aged between five and 65 were killed when a car was driven into the Lapu Lapu Day festival, leaving more than two dozen others injured.

Some of the victims remain unidentified, police say.

The suspect is in custody and has appeared in court.

Police have charged Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, with eight counts of second degree murder.

A statement from Vancouver Police said the suspect is a resident of the city and remains in custody.

We will bring you more on this breaking development soon.

Regan Morris
Reporting from Vancouver

There were thousands of people out on these streets celebrating the heritage and culture of the Philippines.

Authorities say this wasn’t terrorism - that Filipinos were not targeted.

But many here say it doesn’t feel that way as they grieve and mourn and ask why.

Ahmet Gurses, who is of Filipino and Turkish descent, says people here do feel somewhat targeted.

Speaking by a police cordon - where people gathered to pay their respects to those killed - he says he wants people to see Vancouver in a good light, and for the city not to be known for this attack.

Joel Guinto
BBC News

The Philippines is one of the world's top exporters of labour, as millions seek an escape from grinding poverty and a lack of high-paying jobs.

There are about one million Filipinos in Canada, representing the third largest ethnic population in the country, behind India and China, according to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.

To many Filipino job seekers, Canada is a place where they are relatively more accepted and where hard work is rewarded.

This expatriate story has been romanticised in many films, most recently in the 2024 hit Hello, Love Again - now the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time.

As we've been reporting, nine people were killed after a man drove an SUV into a crowd at the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival.

The street party drew up to 100,000 people throughout the day, according to Canadian media.

Filipino Canadians make up the fourth-largest visible minority group in Canada, and the third-largest in British Columbia. More than 170,000 Filipinos live in the province. In Vancouver, more than 38,600 people of Filipino heritage lived in the city in 2021, according to Statistics Canada, making up 5.9% of the total population.

There are many local Filipino associations, religious groups, charities, and community or cultural centres across the province.

These include Filipino BC, the group behind the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver.

Cachella Smith
Live reporter

Vancouver-based real estate adviser Van Pham attended the Lapu Lapu Day festival yesterday with his Filipino wife and three-year-old son.

The family left around 30 minutes before the incident happened.

This afternoon, Pham tells me that as they drove home they noticed multiple police cars and ambulances driving past them.

"We weren't sure but then we realised later on in the evening that it was all connected," he explains.

He says he felt "extremely sad and heartbroken" upon hearing the news.

"I hear about these type of events on the news in other places in the world but never in Vancouver."

As for the event itself, Pham estimates there were hundreds of people on the strip with the food trucks at the time he saw it - including elderly people, young adults, teenagers and young children.

"It seemed like everyone was having a good time, the weather was nice, there was music," he adds.

The news conference has just ended, here's a brief recap of what was said:

• Vancouver's mayor, Ken Sim, has launched a full review into the safety measures in place at the Lapu Lapu Day event
• Acting police chief Steve Rai says the victims were aged between 5 and 65 - 11 people were killed in the car ramming attack
• The suspect, a 30-year-old man, was known to authorities in relation to mental health. Sim says it appears that mental health is the "underlying issue" in this incident
• Rai says "we can't predict one-offs", as the mayor says this incident could have happened anywhere

Acting police chief Steve Rai is asked about the safety of the event, he says "we can't predict one-offs".

"We certainly don't want to create a police state. The intelligence led up to a proper deployment of resources based on the information."

A little earlier, the mayor who said the whole team is committed to making events safer and the city safer but he added situations like this "can happen anywhere".

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Police chief Steve Rai has just been asked about the individual in custody.

He underlines the need to "respect the investigation" but he does say that from knowledge at this point police did not have interactions with the suspect in the "immediate" lead up to the incident.

Earlier, we were told the he had had previous mental health interactions with the police.

More from Mayor Ken Sim now, who sets out exactly what he knows of this incident.

He splits this into four points:

1. The suspect, a 30-year-old man, has been arrested and remains in custody
2. The evidence points to this not being an "act of terrorism"
3. The individual in question has a significant history of mental health issues
4. He was known to police for a multitude of mental health interactions

"Mental health appears to be the underlying issue here and I want to be clear, if anything is to come of this tragedy it has to be change," Sim adds.

Both Mayor Ken Sim and acting chief of police, Steve Rai, are now taking questions from the press. We'll let you know if there are any new developments.