Former Robert F. Hall student among those killed in Yonge St. van attack

May 3, 2018 · 0 Comments

Written By JASEN OBERMEYER

A graduate of Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School has been identified as one of the 10 pedestrians killed in the Yonge Street van attack on April 23.

The graduate was identified as 33 year-old Andrea Knafelc Bradden, from Woodbridge. She graduated from the Caledon East high school in 2003.
The attack happened on Yonge Street in North Toronto on April 23, when the suspected driver, Alek Minassian, a 25 year-old from Richmond Hill, drove a white van through pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing 10 and injuring 16 others. He has been charged 10 counts of murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.

The other nine killed in the attack are: Anne Marie D’Amico, 30; Dorothy Sewell, 80; Renuka Amarasingha, 45; Munir Najjar, 85; Chul Min (Eddie) Kang, 45; Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Forsyth, 94; Sohe Chung, 22; Geraldine Brady, 83; and Ji Hun Kim, 22.

A vigil was held in Toronto for the victims and familes of the attack. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor John Tory were in attendance.

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