Archbishop J.Michael Miller, CSB (file photo) / Briancontractor / Wikimeda (CC BY-SA 3.0)
CNA Newsroom, Apr 27, 2025 / 21:48 pm (CNA).
ArchbishopJ.MichaelMiller,apostolicadministratoroftheArchdioceseofVancouver,BritishColumbia,iscallingforprayerafteradeadlycar-rammingattackclaimedatleast11livesduringaFilipinoheritagecelebrationintheCanadiancity.
“IwasdeeplysaddenedtohearofthetragiceventsthattookplaceyesterdayduringtheLapu-LapuDaycelebrationinVancouver,”ArchbishopMillersaidinhisApril27statement.“WhatshouldhavebeenajoyfulgatheringtohonourFilipinoheritagehasbeenovershadowedbysorrowandshock.”
AmandroveanSUVintocrowdsattendingtheFilipinocommunity’sLapu-LapuDayBlockPartyinVancouver,killingatleast11peopleandinjuringmorethan20others.
VancouverPolicesaidtheyarresteda30-year-oldsuspectatthesceneaftertheincident,whichoccurredaround8:14p.m.localtime.
InterimPoliceChiefSteveRaitoldjournaliststheattackisnotbelievedtobeterrorism-related,notingtheunnamedsuspectwasknownto“policeandhealthcareprofessionalsrelatedt
