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Vancouver man dead, woman arrested after alleged late night homicide: VPD

The victim has been identified as a 34-year-old man
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A 34-year-old man is dead and a woman has been arrested in what the VPD is calling a homicide.

A 34-year-old man is dead, and a 27-year-old woman has been arrested after a stabbing in southeastern Vancouver.

The incident occurred just after midnight, early in the morning of Oct. 3, 2024, according to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Police were called to a residential building near the intersection of Kingsway and Melbourne Street, not far from the border with Burnaby.

Inside, they found a man had been stabbed.

"The man died before being taken to hospital," state police in a press release. They're investigating the death as a homicide.

The victim has been identified as Brian Matthew Clayton, according to the VPD.

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to Clayton's death. It's believed the two knew each other.

The woman remains in custody but no charges have been laid at this time. The VPD's homicide unit continues its investigation.