Judge rules Vancouver festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo is fit for murder trial

By Canadian Press on September 10, 2025.

VANCOUVER — A judge has ruled that the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack in which 11 people died is mentally fit to stand trial for murder.

Adam Kai-Ji Lo is charged with 11 counts of second-degree murder over the April 26 attack in which an SUV plowed through a crowded street.

The reasons for the fitness ruling cannot be immediately published because of a publication ban.

The ban also prevents the reporting of evidence that was previously presented at the fitness hearing, including the testimony of two forensic psychiatrists, although it does not cover the outcome.

A media consortium that includes The Canadian Press is challenging the publication ban, but Judge Reginald P. Harris told provincial court in Vancouver that a ruling on that application has been delayed.

Lo appeared by video at today’s hearing wearing a dark blue sweatsuit.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2025.

Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press

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