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2 arrested in Vancouver homicide

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jun, 2024 01:31 PM
  • 2 arrested in Vancouver homicide

Police in Vancouver say two suspects have been arrested and released pending further investigation into a homicide in the Downtown Eastside last week. 

They say officers had responded to reports of a man in medical distress in the Chinatown neighbourhood last Wednesday afternoon. 

Police are identifying the victim as 40-year-old William Coffin and say they believe he had been stabbed during an altercation.

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