Youngest victim in Vancouver festival attack was just 5 years old, say police, as driver remains in custody

The youngest victim of an attack on a festival, killed when a madman sped through a packed Canadian street fair, was just five years old, police revealed in the first disclosure about the victims.Eleven people were killed in the Saturday massacre at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, with the oldest victim being 65, Police Chief Steve Rai told reporters in an update Sunday afternoon.Some victims still “have not yet been identified,” Rai said.“Dozens” more were also injured, “some critically,” the chief added, after previously explaining the death toll could continue to rise in the coming days.The suspect believed to be behind the attack – a 30-year-old male – is in custody, and was “known” to police after a “significant” number of interactions stemming from alarming mental health incidents.Despite that history, police did not have any encounters with the suspect immediately before the attack, Rai said, according to the CBC.The suspect sped down a street packed with hundreds of people around 8 p.m.Saturday just as the Filipino street fair was ending.This is a breaking story.

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