Witnesses of Vancouver describe a horrific scene after the killing of the driver 11: “The bodies without life in the street”

A man was accused of multiple murder of allegations 11 people were killed When he was shocked by a crowd of people at the Filipino Heritage Festival in Vancouver, the witnesses also described a horrific scene.

Kay Ji Adam Lu, 30, what He was accused of eight charges of killing the second degree Damian Darby, a spokeswoman for the British Columbia prosecutor, said in the appearance of a video in front of a judge on Sunday, hours after his arrest at the scene.

Investigators excluded terrorism as a motive and said more possible charges. They said if it had a history of mental health. It has not yet entered an appeal.

Lo lawyer has not been included in the court’s documents on the Internet and Associated Press was not able to immediately reach a lawyer.

The officials said that those who were killed between the ages of 5 and 65. About twenty people, some of whom were critically injured, were injured when the black four -wheel drive car leaked in a closed street after 8 pm on Saturday and hit the people who attended the Labo Labo Festival. The authorities did not issue the names of the victims by Sunday evening.

Natalie Nairen and her 15 -year -old daughter carried flowers to one of the protest stands. They attended the festival on Saturday, and Nairne narrated the vision of damaged SUVs and bodies on the ground.

“A really dark thing happened last night,” Nairne said, as she and her daughter wiped tears.

Emily Daniels also brought a bouquet. She said, “It is really sad. Really sad.” “I can’t believe something like this can happen near the house.”

It was called by the temporary police chief Steve Ray “The darkest day in the history of Vancouver.” There was no indication of a motive, but Ray said that the suspect “has a great history of interactions with police and health care specialists.”

A video showed the dead effects and was wounded along a narrow street in the south of Vancouver, on which food truck lined up. The front part of the Audi SUV has been destroyed.

Chris Banjelinan, who brought his pop -up and lifestyle cabin to the festival, saw that the car slowly enters through a barrier before the driver accelerated in an area full of people after a concert. He said that hearing people’s voices screaming and that the bodies that hit the car will never leave his mind.

“He criticized the gas, and exceeded the crowd,” Pancignan said. “It looked like a bowling ball hitting bowling pins and all nails flying in the air.”

The suspect detained by passers -by before the police arrived

Ray said that the suspect was arrested after he was initially arrested by passers -by.

The video circulating on social media showed a young man in a black Hodi with his back on a chain fence, along with a security guard and surrounded by passers -by screaming and securing it.

“I am sorry,” said the man holding his hand on his head. Ray refused to comment on the video.

Prime Minister Mark Carney canceled his first event in his campaign and two major crowds on the last day of the election campaign before Monday.

“Families last night lost a sister, brother, mother, father, son or daughter. These families live a nightmare for every family,” Carney said. “And for the other people who have been injured, to the Philippine Canadian society, and for all everyone in Vancouver, I would like to offer my deepest condolences.”

Carney joined the British Prime Minister in Colombia David IBi and community leaders on Sunday evening in Vancouver.

“In this difficult, incredibly difficult moment, we will rest sadness, care about each other, and the united in the common purpose,” Kareni published in French and English on X with a picture of him lighting a candle in a temporary memorial near the theater of the attack.

The tragedy reminded us of the attack in 2018, when a man used a car to kill 10 infantry in Toronto.

Witnesses describe how they jumped from the road

Watch Del Silip’s eyewitness I told Vancouver Sun She saw the injured children on the street after the car was shocked to the crowd.

“There was a lady with her eyes staring, and one of her legs was already broken. One of the person was holding her hand while trying to relieve her,” Celby told the newspaper newspaper.

Security Guard Festival Jin Edaba Castaito Tell a local news site She saw the bodies everywhere.

“When I heard people scream, I ran to see what happened, and I saw bodies without life on the street. The people I saw had died first immediately. Many others were injured or died,” she said.

Karen Nawlada said she pulled her granddaughter and granddaughter from the street and used her body to protect her from the SUV. She said that her daughter suffered from narrow escape.

“The car hit its arm and fell, but it got up, looking for us, because it is afraid,” said Nulada, who described the children screaming, and the victims of the two sides lying on the floor or installed under the vehicles.

“I saw people running and my daughter was shaking,” Nulada said.

Nawlada was in the emergency room at Vancouver General Hospital on Sunday morning, in an attempt to find news about her brother, who was running in the attack and suffering from many broken bones.

Doctors knew him by presenting the family with his wedding ring in a bottle of pill and said he was stable, but he will face surgery.

James Cruzes, Vancouver’s business owner, was at the celebration and heard her engine car, then “loud noise, like a loud uproar” initially thought it might be divorced.

“We have seen people on the road crying, and others like running, screaming, or even screaming, and asked for help. So we tried to go there only to check what was already happening until we found some bodies on the ground. Others did not care about them, like others, as you know, with injuries,” Cruzat said.

Vincent Renon, 17, was leaving the festival when he saw the police rushing. People crying and saw scattered bodies.

“It was similar to something directly from a horror movie or a nightmare,” he said.

Adonis Keita said when he saw the four -wheel drive vehicle wandering in the crowd, his first reaction was to withdraw his 9 -year -old son from the area. “I am afraid, I am afraid,” Keita recalls. Later he prayed together.

His son had just moved to Vancouver from the Philippines with his mother to reunite with Keita, who lived here since 2024. Keita said he worried that the child would face to adapt to life in Canada after he witnessed the horrific event.

The mayor of Vancouver Kenneth Sim said that the city “suffered from the darkest day.”

“I know that many of us are afraid and feel uncomfortable,” the mayor said. “I know it is difficult to feel this way at the present time, but Vancouver is still a safe city.”

The population of Vancouver Filipinos was honored a national hero

Vancouver had more than 38,600 residents of the Filipino heritage in 2021, which represents 5.9 % of the total population of the city, according to Canada’s statistics, the agency that takes place national statistics.

Lapu Day Datu Lapu-Lapu, an original leader standing in front of the Spanish explorers who came to the Philippines in the sixteenth century. “It represents the spirit of the original resistance, a strong force that helped form the Filipino identity in the face of colonialism.”

Eibi said that the boycott will not let the tragedy determine the celebration. He urged people to direct their anger to help the affected.

“I don’t think there is a British Colombian that the Philippine society has not touched,” he said. “You cannot go to a place to deliver and do not meet with members of this community in the long -term care house, hospitals, childcare or schools. This is a society that gives and gives, and yesterday was a celebration of their culture.”

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcus Junior issued a statement expressing his sympathy for the victims and their families.

He said: “The Philippine General Consulate in Vancouver is working with the Canadian authorities to ensure the investigation of the incident accurately, and that the victims and their families are supported and condolences.”

Claire Castro, a presidential journalist in Manila on Monday, said the Philippine government is coordinating with the local police to collect more details about the victims and investigation, while the consulate in Vancouver had created a hot line for families.