Vancouver mayor and police say car ramming suspect has 'significant history of mental health issues'

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Vancouver police ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people between the ages of 5 and 65 at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city, saying the suspect has a history of mental health issues.  Dozens of others were injured, some critically, as the tragedy shook the country before a federal election. Some of the injured were not immediately identified. (Video courtesy of CTV via AP)  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Yesterday, Vancouver and the Filipino community suffered its darkest day here in the city

00:10of Vancouver.

00:12And I've spent the morning speaking with families and community leaders.

00:19Let me just tell you, their strength, even through this unimaginable pain, exemplifies

00:27Vancouver's resiliency.

00:31Like all of you, I'm completely heartbroken, I'm shocked, and I'm angry.

00:42And I'm devastated by the lives that have been lost and the pain that's been inflicted

00:47on our community.

00:49The individual in question has a significant history of mental health issues.

00:55And fourthly, he is known to police for a multitude of mental health interactions.

01:01Now it would appear that mental health appears to be the underlying issue here.

01:06Eleven people have now died.

01:10Their ages range from 5 to 65.

01:16Dozens more are injured, some critically, and some have not yet been identified.

01:23While there are many details I cannot share at this point, I am able to say that the person

01:27we have in custody does have a significant history of interactions with police related

01:34to mental health.

01:36I can also say with confidence that we do not believe this was an act of terrorism, nor do

01:42we believe there are any ongoing threats to our community.

01:46More than 100 police officers, Vancouver police officers are currently working on this case,

01:52and we will continue to dedicate every available resource at our disposal to complete this

01:56investigation and to provide the answers everybody wants.

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