Nine people have been killed and multiple others injured after the driver of a black SUV slammed into a crowd Saturday evening at a street festival in Vancouver celebrating the contributions of the Filipino-Canadian community, police say.
Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai says a 30-year-old Vancouver man is now in custody.
Vancouver Coastal Health told The Canadian Press it had confirmed a "code orange," indicating a mass casualty event.
WATCH | Aftermath captured on video: Video shows carnage after vehicle slams into Vancouver street festival Duration 2:35 Police say a number of people have been killed and multiple others injured after a black SUV slammed into a crowd at the Filipino Lapu Lapu Day Block Party street festival near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street.
"We are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism," Vancouver police said on X.
Police and first responders are pictured at the intersection of Fraser Street and 43rd Avenue after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival on Saturday.
WATCH | A witness describes what happened: Eyewitness describes moment SUV ran into Vancouver street festival Duration 2:55 Kris Pangilinan described what he saw when a black SUV hit a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, a Filipino street festival, on Saturday evening in Vancouver. »