Deadly stabbing at night
Photo: Dan Toulgoet – archive photo
Vancouver police are investigating the city’s sixth homicide of the year, after a man was stabbed to death overnight.
In a press release on Sunday, the Vancouver Police Department said officers responded to a report of an assault on a house on Bruce Street in East Vancouver shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday.
Upon arrival, officers found a 23-year-old man who was “seriously injured” outside the home. He later died of his wounds.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man at the scene and remain in custody. The suspect and the victim knew each other.
The Major Crimes Section of the VPD is investigating now and they have asked anyone with information about the murder to call 604-717-2500.