The Vancouver man accused of murdering eight people by ploughing a vehicle into a crowded street celebration on Saturday night had been grappling for months with the impact of his brother's murder.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims and the Canadian prime minister visited the site on the eve of a federal election.

Kai-Ji Adam Lo was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder in a Vancouver, Canada courtroom on Sunday, April 27, concerning an attack that took place on April 26 at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival,