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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vancouver, British Columbia – 28 April 2028
1. Wide of Vancouver Police spokesperson Sergeant Steve Addison at briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Addison, spokesperson for Vancouver Police Department:
"These are really incredibly hard days for all of us in this community. What has happened to us here in Vancouver, we’ve seen it happen in other cities, we have seen it happen in other countries, we have seen it happen throughout the world. But it has never happened to us here. And it has absolutely shaken our entire community to the core."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Addison, spokesperson for Vancouver Police Department:
"11 people have died as a result of this vehicle attack. There are eight counts of second degree murder that have been laid. We anticipate that additional charges will be laid in the coming days or weeks."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sergeant Steve Addison, spokesperson for Vancouver Police Department:
"The gender of the five-year-old is female. The oldest victim age 65 is a man."
++WHITE FLASH++
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sergeant Steve Addison, spokesperson for Vancouver Police Department:
"I can confirm that Kai-Ji Lo did have contact with the police in a neighboring jurisdiction on April 25th, the day before the vehicle attack. That contact was not criminal in nature, and it did not rise to the level where mental health intervention was required."
6. Wide of Addison departing from the briefing
STORYLINE:
Vancouver’s Filipino community is mourning after a man rammed his black Audi SUV into the crowd at a Filipino heritage festival, killing 11 people and injuring dozens.
The British Columbia Prosecution Service has charged Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, with eight counts of second degree murder and says more charges are possible.
The black Audi SUV sped down a closed, food-truck-lined street Saturday evening and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival, which celebrates Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who stood up to Spanish explorers who came to the Philippines in the 16th century.
The victims range in age from 5 to 65.
Thirty-two people were hurt. Seven were in critical condition and three were in serious condition at hospitals on Monday, Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Steve Addison said.
Those killed include nine females and two males ranging in age from 5 to 65, according to Addison. All of them lived in the Vancouver metropolitan area, he said.
Lo had contact with police the day before the vehicle attack in a neighboring jurisdiction, Addison said on Monday.
“That contact was not criminal in nature and it did not rise to the level where a mental health intervention was required,” Addison said.
Police say the suspect has a history of mental health issues. Attendees, vendors and other witnesses say they are struggling to process the trauma.
Lo’s brother, 31-year-old Alexander Lo, was the victim of a homicide at his home last year. Kai-ji Lo started an online fundraising effort, now since deleted, seeking donations to bury his brother.
He said he was “burdened with remorse for not spending more time with him,” according to an archived version of the webpage. Their mother took out significant loans to build Alexander a home, leaving her financially strained.
“The unimaginable grief brought upon my mother is something that is worse than my own sadness. For she brought him into this world, only for him to leave abruptly, it is a sadness I cannot begin to express,” he wrote.
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