Toronto Vehicle-Ramming (Canada)
Channel: Q&A News
Date: 2018-04-23

On Monday, April 23, 2018, Police arrested Alek Minassian, 25, the driver of a white Ryder rental van that struck a number of pedestrians killing at least 10 & injuring 15 in the Yonge Street & Finch Avenue area of North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The driver of a white Ryder rental van who is alleged to have “deliberately” run down pedestrians along a northern stretch of Yonge St. Monday, killing 10 & injuring 15, has been identified as a 25-year-old man named Alek Minassian from Richmond Hill, a town in south-central York Region, Ontario, Canada.

Alek Minassian was arrested by Toronto police at 1:52 p.m; 26 minutes after the first 911 call came in alerting police to the vehicle-ramming incident.

Alek Minassian, the man accused of steering a white rental van down a packed Toronto street killing 10 people & leaving 15 others injured, appears to have praised the killer in a 2014 attack near the University of California, Santa Barbara, just before the deadly incident Monday, Alek Minassian wrote on his Facebook page: "All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!"

Facebook confirmed that Alek Minassian was the author of a post which read in part: "The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads & Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!" The post also contained a reference to the message board 4chan.

"Incel" is short for "involuntarily celibate" & in particular refers to online groups of men who feel that they can't enter into sexual relationships, the attitudes of men who visit the boards vary widely, but online they frequently vent anger against sexually prolific men ("Chads") & women ("Stacys"), more generally, incel forums often include rants aimed at feminism & women, in November, 2017, Reddit banned a section or subreddit of its site devoted to incels for hosting violent content.

A bystander Nick Sanka said he was studying in an area Starbucks when he saw a truck “just running through, I get up, & by the time I come here, I saw someone with blood trailing,” Nick Sanka said the van was “definitely speeding” & that the driver appeared to be in control, “He did seem to have control over what he was doing; so it wasn’t some sort of impairment where he was swerving, he just [drove] straight through & he managed to make a perfect turn at that corner as well.”

Alek Minassian, 25, appeared briefly in court at 1000 Finch Ave. W., on Tuesday, wearing a white jumpsuit & with his hands cuffed behind him in the prisoner’s box, he gave his name very quickly in court.

Alek Minassian’s next court appearance is via video Thursday, May 10, 2018, he needs to find a lawyer, & given the seriousness of the charges, the justice of the peace told court that he was required to detain the accused.

Alek Minassian was ordered not to have contact with any of the 13 attempt murder victims & when asked if he understood, he sharply said, “Yes.”

Homicide Squad@TPSHomicide: https://twitter.com/TPSHomicide
Witnesses sought regarding the Yonge-Finch Incident lead investigators are the Toronto Police Homicide Squad, dedicated direct line for tips is 416-808-8750, anonymous tips can be called into Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477, if you have video/photos please upload online: http://TorontoPolice.on.ca/YongeFinch

Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yonge+St+%26+Finch+Ave+W,+North+York,+ON,+Canada/

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