Several people killed after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival [View all]
Source: CBC
Vancouver police say several people have been killed and multiple others injured after a driver of a black SUV drove into a crowd at a street festival Saturday evening.
The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was taking place.
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He said crews lifted a barricade that had been blocking traffic to allow a vehicle to enter. While some cars were being guided carefully through the crowds, Pangilinan said one car suddenly sped up and struck a person.
"Then we realized what was happening and everybody started yelling," he said. "[The driver] just slammed the pedal down and rammed into hundreds of people. It was like seeing a bowling ball hit -- all the bowling pins and all the pins flying up in the air."
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vehicle-hits-crowd-filipino-festival-lapu-lapu-day-block-party-1.7519778
Vancouver Police: "At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism."
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The 30-year-old suspect was "known to police in certain circumstances" - although he would not elaborate further
Prior to police arrival the suspect was "taken into custody by people in the crowd"
The Lapu Lapu Day event went through a "robust security assessment", Rai said
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UPDATE: As of now, we can confirm nine people have died after a man drove through a crowd at last night’s Lapu Lapu Festival. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic incident.
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