Vancouver Fest Turns Tragic: Car Yeets into Crowd, Sending Shockwaves 💔

The Deets

Okay, fam, lemme drop some truth bombs. This weekend in Vancouver was NOT it. During the Lapu Lapu Day festival – a whole vibe celebrating Filipino culture – some random dude decided to pull up in his car and, like, full-on send it into the crowd. We're talking a real-life nightmare scenario.

The damage? Straight-up tragic. Nine people are gone, including a kid, and over 20 are in the hospital. The scene was apparently 💀, with witnesses saying they saw bodies flying. The suspect, a 30-year-old from Vancouver, was snatched up at the scene. Cops are on it, tryna figure out what the heck was going through his head, but they're saying it doesn't look like a terrorist thing, which is… something, I guess? Still doesn't make it any less messed up.

Our hearts go out to the Filipino community in Vancouver right now. This festival is a huge deal, and now it's stained with this horrible memory. The Prime Minister dipped on a campaign event, and everyone's throwing out their condolences and support. Vancouver's Mayor Ken Sim was like, totally shook, and even the Philippine President is sending love. It's a whole global "we feel you" moment.

If you're feeling some type of way about this, which, like, duh, hit up the resources available. There's the VPD Victim Services Unit, VictimLinkBC, a mental health line, and a crisis line. Don't gatekeep your feels, fam. Take care of yourselves and each other.