British Columbia’s Health Ministry says the man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver festival was under the care of a mental health team, but there was nothing to indicate a change in his condition that warranted involuntarily hospitalization.
A ministry statement says the man alleged to have driven an SUV through a crowd of festival goers was “being followed closely” under the Mental Health Act by his Vancouver Coastal Health care team.
The statement says Adam Kai-Ji Lo gave “no indication of violence” in his presentation to the health team.
Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said the morning after Saturday’s attack that the suspect had a “significant history of interactions with police and health-care professionals related to mental health.”…