After his court appearance, the suspect is facing an additional 31 charges for attempted murder, on top of the initial 11 counts of second-degree murder

A judge has ruled that the suspect in a deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver is fit to stand trial, in a decision the Filipino community called a “great deal of relief.”

Eleven people were killed when a truck drove into a crowd of people attending the celebration on April 26. Dozens more were injured. Among the victims were a five-year-old girl and her parents.

Adam Kai-Ji Lo, 30, was arrested on April 26 and was initially facing 11 counts of second-degree murder. An additional 31 charges for attempted murder were added after a court appearance on Wednesday, The Canadian Press reported, when the judge made his ruli

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