Vancouver – Vancouver Police are investigating after one man was killed in the city’s 15th homicide of 2021.
Yesterday morning, staff at a social housing complex near Main and East Cordova streets found Joshua Hough, 43, deceased in his suite.
One arrest has been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call VPD homicide investigators at 604-717-2500.
The concierge was working at a hotel on Robson Street on October 8 when he confronted a man who had entered the parkade and was peering into cars. The man pulled out a knife and allegedly threatened the hotel employee, before fleeing out to the street.
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