Vancouver Festival Attack

An assailant rammed a car into a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens more. The detained suspect—a 30-year-old man—was known to police and had a history of mental health incidents. Authorities say the attack was a lone incident and have ruled out terrorism as a motive.

Up to 100,000 people attended this year's Lapu-Lapu Day festival. The annual gathering honors Datu Lapu-Lapu—the chief of the island of Mactan who defeated Spanish forces in 1521, later becoming the first Filipino hero. Filipinos are a relatively large immigrant group in Canada, comprising 10% of the country's immigrant population. 

The attack took place at 8:14 pm local time when a black SUV plowed into the crowd of festivalgoers. Crowd members captured the suspect, later handing him over to police.

The attack is the latest in a string of deadly car-ramming assaults over the past decade. Learn more here.