{"id":17708,"date":"2025-07-23T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17708\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:08:11","slug":"vancouver-lapu-lapu-day-attack-suspect-now-facing-11-murder-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17708\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day attack suspect now facing 11 murder charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The man accused of killing 11 people by driving a vehicle into a crowded Vancouver street festival in April is facing more criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753129028_943_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Vancouver police said Tuesday that prosecutors had approved three additional second-degree murder charges against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, bringing the total count to 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe additional charges were approved by the BC Prosecution Service following a review of evidence submitted by Vancouver Police Homicide investigators,\u201d police said in a media release.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '40 days since Lapu Lapu festival tragedy'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tprasthurs.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:00<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t40 days since Lapu Lapu festival tragedy\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Lo, 30, made a brief court appearance earlier this month to face charges in the April 26 tragedy that left dozens of other people with serious injuries. 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