Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Festival SUV Suspect Faces 11 Murder Charges

Kai-Ji Adam Lo, the suspect accused of deliberately driving an SUV into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, 2025, has been charged with three additional counts of second-degree murder, bringing the total number of murder charges against him to 11. The attack killed 11 people, including a five-year-old girl, eight women, and two men, and injured dozens more, with six victims still hospitalized as of late June. Lo, 30, has a history of mental health interactions with police, but recent encounters did not lead to intervention. He is scheduled for a hearing to determine his mental fitness to stand trial. The incident has prompted widespread support for the Filipino community and a government report recommending improved event safety measures in British Columbia. Most details of Lo's court proceedings remain under a publication ban.