Toronto cops say van incident looked deliberate
By Associated Press | Published: 24th April 2018 08:28 AM |
Last Updated: 24th April 2018 08:28 AM | A+A A- |
Police officers stand by a covered body in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk and crashed into a crowd of pedestrians on Monday, April 23, 2018. (Photo: AP)
TORONTO: Toronto's police chief says an incident in which a rented van smashed into pedestrians appeared to have been deliberate.
Police Chief Mark Saunders made the comment at a news conference Monday night hours after the van killed 10 people and left 15 more hospitalized. The driver had fled but was surrounded by police and detained.
Saunders said, "The incident definitely looked deliberate."
The chief identified the suspect as Alek Minassian, a 25-year-old from the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill.
