A man drove into a crowd of pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture in south Vancouver on Saturday evening and at least 9 people have died.

Police have made an arrest in connection to the incident, which occurred shortly after 8:00 p.m. 

The identity of the suspect has not yet been identified.

Steve Rai, deputy chief constable of Vancouver police department said the suspect was "known to police in certain circumstances," according to Reuters.