A Vancouver man has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder after a driver drove through a crowd of people at a Vancouver Filipino festival Saturday night.
The BC Prosecution Service charged Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, with eight counts of second-degree murder on April 27.
Lo has appeared in court and remains in custody.
"The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated,” said Const. Tania Visintin.
In 2024, Lo launched a GoFundMe for his late brother Alexander Lo's funeral costs. Alexander Lo's body was found in a home near Vancouver's Knight Street and East 33rd Avenue around 1 a.m. on Jan. 28, 2024. Dwight William Kematch, 39, was arrested in the East Vancouver house when Alexander Lo was discovered, police said at the time. He has pleaded not guilty.
"It pains me deeply to put these words down, but my brother has been taken from us in a senseless act of violence, something we never saw coming," the GoFundMe page reads.
"Our reality has abruptly shifted. Despite our disagreements, the harsh truth that he's no longer with us hits me with an overwhelming force."
Eleven people, aged five to 65, were killed Saturday, and more than two dozen others were injured when a man drove a black Audi SUV into a crowd of people celebrating the Lapu Lapu Day festival, near Fraser Street on East 43rd Avenue.
"Some of the victims in Saturday’s mass-casualty incident remain unidentified,” said Visintin.
VPD has established a 24-hour assistance centre at the Douglas Park Community Centre, 801 West 22nd Ave., for anyone who has not been able to contact a friend or family member.
Anyone who cannot attend in person can call 604-717-3321 to speak with a victim liaison officer.
