UPDATE: Police in Vancouver have apprehended the suspect wanted for allegedly assaulting a stranger downtown on November 28. He was taken into custody on Tuesday December 3..Following a press conference regarding a stabbing attack on Wednesday that left two people injured and the suspect dead, VPD Sgt. Steve Addison explained that the suspect in the aforementioned incident had not yet been formally charged. He added, however, that the man was being held on other charges that were similar in nature..The original story follows below:The Vancouver Police Department has called on the public to help identify a suspect who allegedly assaulted a man downtown in November.The incident, which took place on November 28 on West Georgia St., was caught on camera from multiple angles..Footage shared to X shows the victim, a man in a black and red jacket, jeans, and white shoes, walking southeast on West Georgia St. towards the bus stop outside The Bay. Out of nowhere, the plaid shirt and jeans-clad suspect lunges at him.After pushing him to the ground, the suspect simply runs off in the other direction as bystanders rush to help.Those with information have been asked to contact the VPD at 604-717-4022.
UPDATE: Police in Vancouver have apprehended the suspect wanted for allegedly assaulting a stranger downtown on November 28. He was taken into custody on Tuesday December 3..Following a press conference regarding a stabbing attack on Wednesday that left two people injured and the suspect dead, VPD Sgt. Steve Addison explained that the suspect in the aforementioned incident had not yet been formally charged. He added, however, that the man was being held on other charges that were similar in nature..The original story follows below:The Vancouver Police Department has called on the public to help identify a suspect who allegedly assaulted a man downtown in November.The incident, which took place on November 28 on West Georgia St., was caught on camera from multiple angles..Footage shared to X shows the victim, a man in a black and red jacket, jeans, and white shoes, walking southeast on West Georgia St. towards the bus stop outside The Bay. Out of nowhere, the plaid shirt and jeans-clad suspect lunges at him.After pushing him to the ground, the suspect simply runs off in the other direction as bystanders rush to help.Those with information have been asked to contact the VPD at 604-717-4022.
