A 30-year-old man has been arrested after driving a vehicle into the Pacific Coliseum on Thursday night, say Vancouver police.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said on X, formerly Twitter, that the suspect drove a vehicle into the front entrance of the arena, located at East Vancouver’s Hastings Park, during a Cirque du Soleil performance.
Arena security detained the man and police officers took him into custody.
Police said that while it is still early in the investigation, the incident “does not appear to be an act of terrorism.”
The suspect, a Vancouver resident, was apprehended under the Mental Health Act, police said.
At a Thursday night press conference outside the arena, VPD Sgt. Steve Addison said police believe the driver was “experiencing some sort of mental health psychosis.”
Police said there are no reported injuries.
B.C. Emergency Health Services said it received a call at 8:02 p.m. regarding a single-vehicle collision at Pacific Coliseum. Three units responded to the scene and paramedics transported one patient.
“There were lots of people here, thousands of people inside and outside of the venue,” Addison said Thursday night. “We’re relieved. It’s a miracle that nobody was killed.”
