The man accused of deliberately driving an SUV into a packed Filipino festival in Vancouver this spring is now facing three new murder charges.
The BC Prosecution Service has approved three more counts of second-degree murder against Kai-Ji Lo, the alleged driver of the vehicle used in the deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu Festival on April 26, the Vancouver Police Department said in a press release.
Lo was originally charged with eight counts of second-degree murder on April 27 but will now face 11—one count for each person who was killed during the street festival, police said in the July 22 release.
The additional charges against 30-year-old Lo were approved by prosecutors following a review of evidence submitted by homicide investigators, police said….