Trudeau said the victims were two parents, two children and a grandmother. He identified them as Salman Afzaal, his wife Madiha, and their daughter Yumna.
Salman and Madiha's son, Fayez, survived the attack. The grandmother was not identified. Read More. Officials had not identified the victims before Trudeau's speech.
A year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday night and the other four family members -- a year-old man, a year-old woman, a year-old girl, and a 9-year-old boy -- were transported to the hospital by paramedic services. A man places flowers and pays his respects at the scene in London, Ontario, on Monday, June 7.
The parents and their daughter died at the hospital, police said. The son is recovering in serious but non-life-threatening condition, officials said. Salman Afzaal was a physiotherapist who participated in local cricket matches and was active in the community at his mosque, according to the GoFundMe page. A fundraising webpage said the father was a physiotherapist and cricket enthusiast and his wife was working on a PhD in civil engineering at Western University in London. Their daughter was finishing ninth grade, and the grandmother was a "pillar" of the family, the page said.
Nathaniel Veltman, 20, was in custody facing four counts of first-degree murder. Police said Veltman, a resident of London, did not know the victims. Detective Supt.
Paul Waight said police had not determined if the suspect was a member of any specific hate group. He said London police were working with federal police and prosecutors to see about potential terrorism charges. He declined to detail evidence pointing to a possible hate crime, but said the attack was planned.
About a dozen police officers combed the area around the crash site looking for evidence Monday. Blue markers on the ground dotted the intersection. There is no tolerance in this community who are motivated by hate target others with violence.
Canada is generally welcoming toward immigrants and all religions, but in a French Canadian man known for far-right, nationalist views went on a shooting rampage at a Quebec City mosque that killed six people. One woman who witnessed the aftermath of the deadly crash said she couldn't stop thinking about the victims.
The accused in the attack on the Muslim family worked part time at an egg farm in nearby Strathroy, Ont. Opening with the traditional Arabic greeting, "Peace be upon you," Trudeau said the family was simply trying to get fresh air when they were run down on Sunday evening.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario was "nothing short of a terrorist attack. He says he has asked the local medical officer to grant an exemption to public health gathering rules so people can assemble for a vigil in London tonight.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to attend a vigil for five members of a Muslim family who police say were the victims of a deliberate attack. Ford says Sunday's attack -- in which four people died and a nine-year-old boy was injured -- has left the province in mourning. As a result, he says all government events are cancelled today to allow the family and community to grieve. Pakistan's prime minister is denouncing a vehicle attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont.
He says Islamophobia must be countered "holistically" by the international community. Friends of the victims say the family was well known within the London Pakistani-Muslim community. A statement from the family identifies those lost as the Afzaal family. Salman Afzaal, his wife Madiha and their daughter Yumna, along with Yumna's grandmother all died in the attack. Their son, nine-year-old Fayez was seriously injured. Blair says in a statement that the RCMP have been in touch and offered their full support, and that the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team is engaged with the investigation and is working with local police.
In a series of social media posts, O'Toole expressed his deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims, adding that such acts of "vile and extreme hatred must be condemned. He called the incident an "Islamophobic act of terror," which he says has no place in Canada. The statement, issued by the board's director of education as well as the chair, says the student will be "deeply missed by fellow students and staff," and the loss will be felt across the entire school board.
The statement says a traumatic events response team will be at the school, as well as others that are affected, for as long as necessary and flags outside all the board's schools will be lowered until June It says the board remains "steadfastly committed to combating racism, Islamophobia, and discrimination in all its forms.
A memorial is growing at the site of the vehicle attack in northwest London, Ont. Flowers were seen piled at the street corner by the end of the day on Monday, nearly 24 hours after the incident. Police said the family of five were waiting to cross the road at the intersection when a black pickup truck mounted the curb, struck them and drove away.
The year-old was arrested at a mall parking lot seven kilometres from the scene where police say he allegedly struck the family who were waiting to cross the street on Sunday. He offered solidarity for the loved ones of those who were "terrorized" by the "act of hatred," and expressed sympathy for the injured child. The National Council of Canadian Muslims says it is "beyond horrified" by the deadly vehicle attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont.
CEO Mustafa Farooq calls the incident a terrorist attack on Canadian soil and says law enforcement should consider terrorism charges. He says Muslims in Canada are too familiar with the violence of Islamophobia, with recent attacks on Muslim women in Alberta and the Quebec City mosque massacre. He's calling on Canadians to stand with their Muslim family, friends and neighbours against hate. A spokesman for a London, Ont. He described the group as "a great family, a God-fearing family and really a joy to be around.
He says the community is coming together to "make sure these acts of hate are met with even greater acts of love. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says justice must be served "for the horrific act of hatred" that occurred in London, Ont. Ford made the comments after police said the family struck and killed by a vehicle were targeted because of their Muslim faith. The mayor of London, Ont.
Ed Holder made the comments after police said the motorist who killed the four relatives did so deliberately.
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