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17-Year-Old Jaylen Sandhu Dead After Attack In Surrey

The Canadian Press, 19 Dec, 2014 05:11 PM

SURREY, B.C. — Homicide investigators have been called in after an assault in the Vancouver area that ended with a 17-year-old boy dead.

The region's RCMP-led homicide unit says police were called Thursday afternoon about an assault in Surrey.

The stabbing happened near Holy Cross Regional secondary school at 16300 block of 88th Avenue around 2:30 p.m. which was on lockdown for around 30 minutes.

A news release says 17-year-old Jaylen Sandhu ran away and sought assistance at a nearby residence.

He was transported to hospital but he died a short time later.

The news release says the suspect fled and there have not been any arrests.

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