Teen whose family was killed at Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival thanks donors, gives back

Nono Shen · The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 01, 2025 4:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 14 minutes ago

A teen who mislaid his household aft an SUV drove done a crowd at a Vancouver festival is thanking those who donated to a fundraising run and says he'll springiness astir fractional of the proceeds to different victims.

In a video connection connected societal media, 16-year-old Andy Le says helium wants to convey those who donated to the GoFundMe run from the bottommost of his heart.

His father, Richard Le, stepmother Linh Hoang and his five-year-old sister Katie Le were killed on with 8 others erstwhile an SUV raced down a thoroughfare lined with nutrient trucks. 

Le's fundraising run raised much than $542,000, and he'll donate $266,000 to the different victims, saying "he knows that different families are hurting too."

WATCH | Andy Le acknowledgment donors successful heartfelt connection pursuing Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy: 

GoFundMe says successful a connection that much than $2 cardinal has been raised successful abstracted campaigns to enactment those affected by the festival tragedy. 

A 30-year-old, Adam Kai-Ji Lo, faces 8 counts of second-degree murder, though constabulary person said much charges whitethorn travel arsenic their probe continues.