Question: The driver of a white rental van who is alleged to have “deliberately” run down pedestrians along a northern stretch of Yonge St. Monday, killing 10 and injuring 15, has been identified as a 25-year-old man from Richmond Hill. 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 horror unfolding during Monday’s sunny lunch hour. 
  
 Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders says a 25-year-old named Alek Minassian is in custody, after a van drove on busy sidewalks on Monday. Saunders says it appears to be a deliberate act. At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured. (The Associated Press) 
  
 A thorough check through Toronto police records did not return any results, meaning Minassian was not previously known to police, said Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders, who flew in from New York to supervise the police response. No charges against Minassian have been laid and the police investigation has not ruled out terrorism, though Saunders stressed there is no evidence that national security is threatened. Read more: 
  
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 A K-9 unit examines a Ryder rental van on Yonge St. on Monday. The van was owned by a company in Concord. The firm expressed its sympathies to those affected. ( DAN PEARCE / Metroland ) 
  
 “So it’s very clear just from a general perspective to say that the actions definitely look deliberate,” Saunders said. Saunders revealed little else about the man. 
  
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 A LinkedIn profile for a man of the same name states he is a student at Seneca College. According to Joseph Pham, 25, who took a computer programming class with Minassian at Seneca, he was at school just last week. He described him as “socially awkward.” “He kept to himself. He didn’t really talk to anyone,” Pham said. A source with information confirmed to the Star that three of those who were injured attended Seneca College’s English Language Institute. Two suffered minor injuries, while one was taken away in an ambulance, status not known. As the sun set on Elmsley Dr. in Richmond Hill, a brick home connected to Minassia was surrounded by police tape on both sides, the road blocked off. Neighbours congregated, taking pictures of the scene and speaking to each other. In the hours after the incident, witnesses posted videos on social media showing police apprehending the driver. Shortly before the arrest, the suspect points what appears to be a weapon at police, and seems to say, “kill me” and that he has something in his pocket. 
  
 A curb-jumping Ryder van barrelled through pedestrians along Yonge St., killing at least 10 people on Monday. 
  
 The officer tells the man repeatedly to get down. A few seconds later the suspect raises his arms and is apprehended by police. No shots were fired. Saunders later said the man did not have a gun. According to public records the rental van is owned by Ryder and lists the company’s Concord, Ont., truck rental location at 700 Creditstone Rd. A spokesperson said it was aware of the fatal incident involving one of its vehicles. “We are saddened by this tragic event, and our deepest sympathies go out to those impacted,” Claudia Panfil, Ryder’s vice-president of communications, said in an email to the Star. “We take the safety and security related to the use of our entire fleet very seriously and we are co-operating fully with authorities.” With files from Tamar Harris 
  
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 "I've had the opportunity to consult with the senior officials of the security and police agencies of the Government of Canada, and on the basis of all available information at the present time there would appear to be no national security connection to this particular incident," Goodale told reporters in Toronto Monday evening. 
  
 Public safety minister speaks to reporters at G7 ministers meeting after pedestrians struck in Toronto. 1:15 
  
 Goodale was careful not to rule out the possibility that the investigation could evolve, but said that while the attack was "horrendous," current information suggests it was an isolated incident. 
  
 The Toronto Police Service confirmed that the man arrested after a rental van rammed a number of pedestrians near a busy intersection in Toronto is Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill. According to his LinkedIn page he's a student at Seneca College. 
  
 In the first hours after the attack, Goodale said in a press conference that he had no evidence to suggest Canada's national threat level needed to be raised. 
  
 "There is no information available to me at the present time that would indicate a change in the risk level," Goodale told reporters in Toronto, where he is attending the G7 foreign and security ministers meeting. 
  
 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also sought to reassure Canadians Tuesday that the incident has "no connection to national security." 
  
 Trudeau gives his condolences for the victims and their families 1:21 
  
 "Obviously, all Canadians continue and will continue to have questions about why this happened, what could possibly be the motives behind it. As was indicated last night, at this time we have no reason to suspect that there is any national security element to this attack. But obviously, the investigations continue," he told reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons. 
  
 Goodale said he was meeting with his counterparts in other G7 countries to discuss national security issues when news of the attack broke. He said that all the foreign ministers he was meeting with expressed their support and sympathy over what had happened. 
  
 Earlier in the day, Goodale used the word "attack" to describe the incident. 
  
 "Grateful for the brave and professional response of @TorontoPolice and other first responders to the horrific attack at Yonge and Finch," Goodale said in a tweet. "Canadians are appalled at what happened. The victims and their families have our deepest condolences." 
  
 But a spokesperson for Goodale's office later told CBC News in an email that the minister used the word "to describe [the] scope of violence, not in the terror sense. Speaking to the result not the cause or nature." 
  
 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, writing on his official Twitter feed, offered his sympathies to those affected by the incident and also thanked first responders for their efforts. 
  
 Our thoughts are with all those affected by the terrible incident at Yonge and Finch in Toronto. Thank you to the first responders working at the scene – we're monitoring the situation closely. —@JustinTrudeau 
  
 Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh also took to social media to issue their own calls of support for the victims and first responders. 
  
 Terrible news of the incident in Toronto this afternoon. Deepest sympathies and condolences of our entire Conservative Caucus and all Parliamentarians are with the community as this situation continues to develop. Our thanks to the first responders who acted so quickly. —@AndrewScheer 
  
 Tragic news coming out of Toronto – my thoughts are with all those affected by the horrific events unfolding near Yonge and Finch, along with all first responders. —@theJagmeetSingh 
  
 Earlier in the day, when details of the attack hadn't yet been made public, Scheer began question period in the House of Commons expressing his concerns for the victims and asking Trudeau for an update. The prime minister said that he had no details to relate but his thoughts were also with the victims. 
  
 PM Justin Trudeau responds to a question from Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer regarding the van that hit a number of pedestrians in Toronto. 0:34 
  
 At about 1:30 p.m., police were called to the north Toronto intersection of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue after a white van struck a number of pedestrians. 
  
 A witness said that he had seen at least four covered bodies lying on the ground after the event, and that the people hit included a man who was crossing the street and others on the sidewalk. 
  
 The van, which was said to have mounted the curb before striking pedestrians on the sidewalk, was stopped by city police, Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu told CBC Toronto. 
  
 National Defence has confirmed that Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance was not attending a briefing on the incident, contrary to some reports. 
  
 DND also confirmed that "the force protection posture of the Canadian Armed Forces has not changed." |||||

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Answer: – Police don't know why a van sped along a busy sidewalk in Toronto on Monday afternoon, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake—but they say it "definitely looks deliberate." A suspect identified as 25-year-old Alek Minassian was arrested near the scene of the horrific attack, which killed 10 people and injured 15. In bystander video of the arrest, the suspect can be seen brandishing an object at an officer and saying "Kill me" and "Shoot me in the head," the Toronto Star reports. He eventually obeyed the officer's orders to get on the ground and was taken into custody without shots being fired. Police later said he did not have a gun. The latest developments: "Not part of a plot." Ralph Goodale, Canada's public security minister, says there is no sign the attack was part of a wider terror plot in Toronto, where G7 foreign and security ministers met Monday, the CBC reports. "On the basis of all available information at the present time there would appear to be no national security connection to this particular incident," he told reporters late Monday.