Vancouver police have arrested a man who allegedly attacked three strangers downtown.
Following reports of a man attacking people in the downtown core and the West End with a knife the evening of Feb. 7, officers arrested a suspect at an apartment building in Mount Pleasant just before 3 a.m. on Feb. 8. The man is currently in custody, according to a recent VPD media release.
“Patrol officers flooded the area and located several people who had been assaulted and were in distress,” said Sergeant Steve Addison of the Monday night assaults.
VPD investigators believe the suspect first approached a 21-year-old man near Emery Barnes Park and asked to borrow the man’s vape pen. When the man refused, the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and tried to stab him.
Police believe the suspect then walked to a restaurant on Davie Street, where he stabbed a 65-year-old man in the face. The suspect then went on to attack a 25-year-old woman on Hornby Street. Both were taken to hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.
The incidents were among a series of violent crimes reported to VPD Monday night. VPD is also investigating after a man was stabbed in the chest in the Downtown Eastside, and after a man showed up at hospital with stab wounds to his shoulder. Those incidents are not, at this time, believed to be linked to the downtown crime spree.
