Vancouver mayor, police chief to provide update on Lapu-Lapu Day response

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Eleven radical were killed and dozens of others were injured erstwhile an SUV drove done a assemblage of radical astatine a Filipino festival successful Vancouver Saturday night.

Mayor Ken Sim, alongside acting constabulary main Steve Rai, volition talk astatine 8:30 a.m. PT

Michelle Gomez · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 30, 2025 10:33 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim to supply update connected Lapu-Lapu Day response

Mayor Ken Sim volition supply an update connected the effect to the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy, which killed 11 radical and injured dozens of others. He volition besides instrumentality questions from the media, alongside acting Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim volition supply an update Wednesday connected the effect to the Lapu-Lapu Day festival calamity that killed 11 radical and injured dozens much implicit the weekend. 

He volition beryllium joined by acting Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai. 

On Saturday evening, arsenic the festival was wrapping up successful the country of Fraser Street and East 43rd Avenue, an SUV was driven into a assemblage of people. Those killed ranged successful property from 5 to 65.

Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has since been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder.

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