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CP NewsAlert: Father, mother, daughter, 5, killed in Vancouver festival attack

VANCOUVER — A father, mother and five-year-old daughter have been confirmed as three of the 11 victims killed in a vehicle ramming at a festival in Vancouver on Saturday.
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Members of the Vancouver Police forensics team examine a victim's phone while investigating the scene where a vehicle drove into crowd at a street festival Saturday evening in Vancouver, Sunday, April 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam

VANCOUVER — A father, mother and five-year-old daughter have been confirmed as three of the 11 victims killed in a vehicle ramming at a festival in Vancouver on Saturday.

Toan Le says his brother Richard Le, his sister-in-law Linh Hoang and his five-year-old niece Katie Le were killed while attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival.

Le says the family leaves behind their 16-year-old son who didn't go to the event on Saturday.

More coming.

Nono Shen, The Canadian Press

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