Alek Minassian, the man accused of plowing into pedestrians with a van on Monday, posted a cryptic message to Facebook minutes before setting off in his rented vehicle, Sgt. Graham Gibson, a homicide detective with the Toronto police, said Tuesday.
CNN law enforcement analyst Josh Campbell said earlier that investigators told him they believe a post on Minassian’s Facebook page refers to the man who killed six and injured 14 in a drive-by shooting and vehicle ramming attack near the University of California Santa Barbara campus in 2014. Elliot Rodger later died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Toronto police have their suspect — but they’re still looking for a motive.
Alek Minassian, the man accused of plowing into pedestrians with a van on Monday, was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder.
The 25-year-old is also charged with 13 counts of attempted murder.
Minassian, who was wearing a white jumpsuit with his hands cuffed behind him, appeared attentive during the brief hearing. His next court appearance will be a bail hearing on May 10.
Source: cnn.com
