At least 11 people are confirmed dead — including “very young people” — after a crazed driver sped an SUV through revelers at a Vancouver block party, officials confirmed.
The suspect — a still unidentified 30-year-old man from Vancouver — was “known” to law enforcement after a “significant” history with police interactions, and was also well known to health-care professionals related to mental health,” interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai told reporters Sunday.
In addition to the dead, dozens more are injured after the Saturday attack at the celebration for Filipino Lapu Lapu Day, and police cautioned that more victims could succumb to their injuries
“The number of dead could rise in the coming days or weeks,” Rai said. “This is the darkest day in our city’s history,” he added, according to CBC.
The suspect plowed a black SUV into a crowd of hundreds at the Lapu Lapu Day party around 8 p.m. — just as organizers were taking down barriers because the event had officially ended.
Witnesses likened the scene to a bowling ball smashing through pins.
After the suspect’s vehicle came to a halt, he was held down by partygoers until police arrived.
