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| Suspect in Toronto Van Rampage Is Charged With Murder | |
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| TORONTO — The 25-year-old driver of the van that careened down a busy Toronto street in a deadly rampage was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday and 13 counts of attempted murder. | TORONTO — The 25-year-old driver of the van that careened down a busy Toronto street in a deadly rampage was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday and 13 counts of attempted murder. |
| The charges were announced at a Toronto court hearing for the driver, Alek Minassian, a resident of Toronto’s Richmond Hill suburb. | The charges were announced at a Toronto court hearing for the driver, Alek Minassian, a resident of Toronto’s Richmond Hill suburb. |
| Mr. Minassian shattered a peaceful Monday afternoon in Toronto by driving a white rental van down busy Yonge Street and plowing into pedestrians. At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured. | Mr. Minassian shattered a peaceful Monday afternoon in Toronto by driving a white rental van down busy Yonge Street and plowing into pedestrians. At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured. |
| He stopped the van on a sidewalk after the killings and surrendered to the police following a tense standoff in which he dared officers to shoot him in the head. | He stopped the van on a sidewalk after the killings and surrendered to the police following a tense standoff in which he dared officers to shoot him in the head. |
| Canadian officials have said the killing spree does not appear to be terrorism-related, although the driver’s actions seemed intentional. | Canadian officials have said the killing spree does not appear to be terrorism-related, although the driver’s actions seemed intentional. |