Vancouver police say the driver is in custody after an incident at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party that saw several people killed and multiple others injured.

• A driver rammed into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party shortly after 8 p.m. PT, as the event was wrapping up.
• In a late-night news conference, Vancouver police said they were still notifying next of kin of the victims.
• A suspect was held by bystanders until officers arrived at the scene, interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said.
• A 30-year-old man is in police custody, according to Rai.
• The mass casualty event is not being investigated as an act of terrorism, police said.
• We’re expecting to learn more from police and hear from the local community today.

Eyewitness describes moment SUV ran into Vancouver street festival

Video shows carnage after vehicle slams into Vancouver street festival

• 5 minutes agoMarina von Stackelberg
• I’m Marina von Stackelberg travelling with the NDP.
• Jagmeet Singh’s campaign was at the Lapu Lapu festival just minutes before an SUV rammed through the crowd. Singh spent more than half an hour there, mingling with people in the large crowd and making brief comments on the stage.
• I was with our pool media team filming in the location just a few minutes before it happened. The street was closed off and full of people walking around, with lots of vendors and food trucks.
• We had just arrived back at our hotel here in Burnaby when the news broke. Soon after, Singh came out and spoke with reporters travelling with the campaign. He told us he’s heartbroken. He was visibly shaken and said he was at a loss for words.
• He said the faces of the people he had met — especially the kids — kept playing in his mind. Having been there, Singh said he feels like he has a personal responsibility to do something. He told us his campaign team was going to reach out to the community.
• 23 minutes agoJenna Benchetrit
• I’m a senior writer with the live page team. Here’s what we know so far about what occurred at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver last night.
• Nine people were killed and many others were injured after a driver rammed a black SUV into a large crowd, according to Vancouver police.
• The suspect, a 30-year-old Vancouver man who was known to police, is in custody. Members of the public held the suspect until officers were able to detain him.
• Vancouver police are still looking into the driver’s motive, but said they are “confident” it was not an act of terrorism.
• The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. PT near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street in Vancouver — just as the block party festival, which honours the Filipino Canadian community, was winding down.
• You can read the full story on events so far here.
• 41 minutes agoLucas Powers
• I’m a producer based in Toronto and I’ll be curating our live page this morning.
• Nine people were killed and multiple others were injured after the driver of an SUV slammed into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, a Filipino-Canadian street festival in Vancouver, on Saturday evening.
• We’re expecting to learn more about what happened and to hear from police and the local community throughout the day.
• Stay with us for the latest developments.