Thursday, April 18, 2024

Update: Police find van used in alleged kidnapping of a Chinese national student in Toronto

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Update: Police say they have found the van allegedly used in the violent kidnapping of 22-year-old Chinese national student Wanzhen Lu.

The black wheelchair accessible van was found somewhere in Toronto on Sunday night. Police are still looking for Wanzhen Lu, who also goes by ‘Peter’.

Police say Lu was walking with his friend around 6 p.m. Saturday night towards an elevator in the underground parking garage of his condominium north of Toronto when he was attacked. He was shocked multiple times with a stun gun and then dragged into a van.

Investigators believe there are four people in total responsible for the kidnapping. A driver stayed inside the van but security cameras captured the three others.

Police say this attack appears to be targeted and the female was not harmed.

Lu is a Chinese national studying at a school in Toronto. Members of Lu’s family are on their way to Canada as the hunt for their son and his alleged kidnappers continues.

 

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