Father, mother, 5-year-old daughter killed in Vancouver festival attack, leaving son behind
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Three members of the same family and a school counsellor have been identified as four of the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver on Saturday.
The province has set up an online condolence book to sign in honour of the victims, with Vancouver police saying most of the victims in the alleged attack were female.
The youngest victim of the tragedy is five years old, according to police, and the oldest is a 65-year-old man. Police said they would release all the victims' identities to the public in due course, following a trauma-informed approach.
As of Monday afternoon, the province says 16 patients remain in hospital as a result of the alleged attack, and Vancouver police say seven of them have critical injuries.
Here's what we know about the victims so far.
Richard Le, 47, his wife Linh Hoang, 30, and their daughter Katie Le, 5, were among those who died at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival, according to Richard's brother Toan Le.
He said the family was notified Richard had died at the scene Sunday morning, while his wife and daughter both passed away shortly after in the hospital.
Toan said Richard had a 16-year-old son, Andy, who had stayed at home that day. Hoang was Andy's stepmom, Toan said, and had raised him like he was her own.
"His entire life just changed overnight," he said, adding that the family is trying to stay strong for Andy.
Toan said Andy has dreams of playing professional badminton and was hoping to do so with the help of his father, who was coaching him.
Katie, the youngest of those who died in this attack, had just finished pre-school, according to Toan.
"She was the life of the party. She was always so cheerful, happy. She always wants to play with her cousins," said Toan.
"We're going to miss her so much."
An online fundraiser for Andy has raised over $230,000 at the time of writing.
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