A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his brother on Sunday in East Vancouver.
Alexander Trimble is accused of stabbing and killing 23-year-old Zachary Trimble at a house near Bruce Street and East 49th Avenue.
He was arrested Sunday morning and remains in custody.
The BC Prosecutor’s Office has approved a second-degree murder charge against Trimble.
Officers responded to reports of an assault around 3 a.m. PT and found Zachary Trimble badly injured outside the house, police said in a written statement, adding that he later died due to his wounds.
The investigation is ongoing. Death is the sixth homicide of the year in Vancouver.