What is documented
On 23 April 2018, a driver steered a rented van onto sidewalks along Yonge Street in Toronto’s North York district. Ten people were killed and sixteen were injured in the attack as counted in the criminal trial. [1]
The Ontario Superior Court found the driver guilty in 2021 after rejecting his claim that he was not criminally responsible. He received a mandatory life sentence in 2022. A person who had remained hospitalized after the attack died in 2021; later public accounts therefore describe eleven deaths. [2]
Essential facts
- Who
- Pedestrians on Yonge Street were targeted. Alek Minassian was arrested, tried, and convicted.
- What
- A deliberate vehicle attack that resulted in murder and attempted-murder convictions.
- Where
- Yonge Street between Finch Avenue and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Toronto, Canada.
- When
- The afternoon of 23 April 2018.
- How
- A rented cargo van was deliberately driven onto sidewalks where pedestrians were walking.
Record history
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