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Assault Outside Vancouver Pub; Man Left With Life-Threatening Injuries, Vancouver Police Looking For Witnesses

Darpan News Desk, 09 Mar, 2020 04:55 PM

Vancouver Police are seeking witnesses to an assault last week on West Broadway that has left one man in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police believe two men were involved in an altercation in front of the Fairview Pub on West Broadway Avenue at Laurel Street just after 2:00 a.m. on February 29.

One of the men, a 49-year-old Vancouver man, was assaulted and subsequently taken to hospital, where he remains. VPD investigators have identified a male suspect and the investigation is ongoing.

Vancouver Police are requesting that anyone with information about this incident call VPD Major Crimes Section at 604-717-2541 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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