A 42-year-old man in Mission has been fatally stabbed.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team say they were sent to the Greater Vancouver community after the unnamed Mission resident died in hospital early yesterday evening.
A 37-year-old suspect is in custody.
Police call the stabbing an isolated incident and say there is no risk to the public.
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IHIT investigators are identifying the victim as 29-year old, Pavanbar Paul Mannan, of Surrey, in hopes of furthering their investigation. Surrey RCMP say in a statement Mannan was found in a white Ford Edge in the alleyway north of 96 Avenue and 130 Street around 5 p.m. on Sunday, and was later declared dead at a hospital.
White Rock RCMP beach patrol officers were on foot nearby and gave chase along the promenade. After a short foot pursuit three males were arrested and their knives seized. Two youth males, were released from police custody with conditions and future court dates, into the care of their parents/guardians.
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