Kai-Ji Adam Lo, the suspect in an alleged Vancouver car-ramming attack at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival, is now facing three additional counts of second-degree murder, according to police, bringing the total number of murder charges against him to 11.
Lo is accused of driving his SUV through a crowd of people at the Filipino community’s Lapu-Lapu Day street festival on April 26, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.
He was initially charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, and is set to face a court hearing on Wednesday to see if he is mentally fit to stand trial.
Vancouver police said in a brief statement on Tuesday that Lo will face three additional counts of second-degree murder after prosecutors reviewed evidence submitted by homicide investigators.
A judge has ordered a hearing to determine if the Lapu-Lapu Day festival murder suspect is mentally fit to stand trial.
As CBC News’ Karin Larsen reports, Kai Ji Adam Lo could face charges of 8 counts of 2nd degree murder.
A five-year-old girl, eight women and two men were killed in the alleged car-ramming attack.
It prompted the B.C. government to commission a report that made sweeping recommendations for event safety in B.C., as well as an outpouring of support for the Filipino diaspora.
Many of the details surrounding Lo’s Wednesday court appearance are subject to a court-ordered publication ban.
