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VPD investigates homicide at Fairview shelter

Darpan News Desk Vancouver Police, 09 Jan, 2023 12:45 PM
  • VPD investigates homicide at Fairview shelter

Vancouver – Vancouver Police are investigating the homicide of a 40-year-old man, who was stabbed Sunday night outside a shelter on Yukon Street.

The victim, a shelter resident, died in hospital around 10:30 p.m., after being stabbed during an altercation with another person near Yukon and West 5th Avenue.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call VPD’s Major Crime Section at 604-717-2500.

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