What happened: A white van struck numerous pedestrians in Toronto, Canada.
The victims: At least 10 people were killed and 15 were injured, police said.
The suspect: Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, has been arrested, police said.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement tonight on the deadly van strike in Toronto.
Here’s Trudeau’s full statement:
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said the actions of a driver who plowed into pedestrians today “definitely look deliberate.”
“Based on witness accounts, we have a vehicle that started north on Yonge Street from Finch and drove southbound at some point in times on sidewalks, at some point in times driving southbound in northbound lanes,” Saunders said.
Saunders added: “So, it’s very clear just from a general perspective to say that the actions definitely look deliberate.”
The suspected driver, Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, was arrested in a white rental van less than 30 minutes after police received a 911 call, Saunders said.
At this point, “there would appear to be no national security connection” to the incident, said Ralph Goodale, Canada’s minister of public safety and emergency preparedness.
US Vice President Mike Pence tweeted tonight about the deadly van strike in Toronto.
The vice president said:
Authorities now say 10 people were killed and 15 were injured in today’s van incident in Toronto.
Sources have identified the driver of the van that plowed into multiple pedestrians as Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill.
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Diego DeMatos was on his way to the gym this afternoon when he saw a van plow into pedestrians.
DeMatos told CNN’s Erin Burnett that he pulled over to assist a man who had been hit. He tried to perform on the man.
“As I am doing it, the guy I was trying to help was dead, so he died in our arms,” he said.
DeMatos said he and other bystanders covered the man with a woman’s scarf, and waited for police.
“It was like a scene from a war zone,” he said. “There was garbage cans everywhere, broken bus shelters and mailboxes on the ground. It was just a horrific scene. It was really, really horrible.”
The Toronto Maple Leafs held a moment of silence tonight before their NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Boston Bruins.
After the moment of silence for today’s victims, Martina Ortiz-Luis sung the Canadian national anthem and the crowd sang along.
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A US official confirmed and sources tell CNN partner CTV the driver who ran down pedestrians in Toronto today has been identified as Alek Minassian.
Minassian is in Canadian custody, sources said.
The US official tells CNN the motive for the attack is still unknown.
Toronto Mayor John Tory encouraged residents tonight to support those affected by today’s van incident.
Tory said the city was working with government officials “to ensure the safety of all Toronto residents.”
“Our city denounces this and all acts of violence and we are united in our grief over this devastating loss of life,” he said. “I encourage the people of Toronto to come together in support of those affected by this tragedy and those working to keep us safe — in particular to help the police by providing information.”
Tory urged people to “avoid speculation” about the police investigation.
“Instead, we should show the world that Toronto is a city that will not be cowed, will not be afraid, and will not waver in the values we hold dear,” he said
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The Toronto Maple Leafs issued a statement on today’s deadly van incident.
The Maple Leafs are hosting the Boston Bruins tonight in Game 6 of their NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series.
The hockey team said security measures will be increased at tonight’s game “to create the safest environment” for fans.
Here’s the team’s statement:
The driver in the van incident was previously known to Toronto authorities, according to a US law enforcement official who was briefed on the matter.
Five people from today’s van incident who were taken to Sunnybrook Hospital are in critical condition, according to the Toronto hospital.
Two people were serious condition and one person was in fair condition, the hospital said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, two patients arrived vital signs absent and were pronounced dead upon arrival,” the release said.
The hospital received a total of 10 people from the van incident.
At least two patients were being treated at St. Michael’s Hospital, according to the Toronto hospital.
“We won’t be releasing information on the patients’ conditions at this time,” hospital spokeswoman Mary Lowe said.
At least nine people were killed and 16 were injured today after a van plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in Toronto, Acting Chief Peter Yuen told reporters at a news conference.
The driver of the van was taken into custody, he said.
“I ask the city of Toronto, pray for our victims and also to assist the Toronto police service in bringing this matter to a successful conclusion,” Yuen said.
Toronto Mayor John Tory assured residents of Toronto this afternoon that “the city is in safe hands” and he hopes “this is a time when the community should come together.”
Speaking at a press conference just three hours after a man in a van reportedly mowed down pedestrians on a busy thoroughfare, Tory said the incident was “not the kind of things that we don’t want to happen in a city and nowhere in the world but especially in Toronto. But things are as they are.”
He added, “I hope that we will as a city remind ourselves of the fact that we are admired around the world for being inclusive and for being accepting and understanding and considerate and that we are united in standing in solidarity with those who have fallen victim to this terrible tragedy today.”
Jonathan Mayor, a spokesperson for Ryder, told CNN the rental car company was aware that their van was involved in today’s crash in Toronto.
He issued this statement:
The first reports of a collision involving pedestrians came at Finch Ave and Yonge St., and the driver was later arrested about 1.4 miles away (2.2 km).
A law enforcement official briefed on the situation in Toronto told CNN the incident is believed to be deliberate.
An eyewitness said he rushed out of his restaurant to help treat a severely injured young man.
Bersat Noorai, manager of Taftan Kebab, said he saw a white van hit the bench in front of his restaurant. After seeing the crash, he ran outside and saw two or three people on the ground.
“I just bring for him a towel, water, whatever. I did call 911,” Noorai said.
He said the young man was bleeding and losing a lot of blood.
Shortly thereafter, police arrived and took him away in an ambulance.
The following video appears to show an individual and a police officer in a standoff near the scene of the Toronto van strike.
The individual appears to be pointing a handgun on a responding police officer, who is telling him to lay down.
Note: CNN has not yet confirmed this is the van driver police took into custody. CNN partner CTV says it obtained this video from a viewer who does not want to be named.
