Public Disorder & the Decline of Vancouver's Livability

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What the actual f*ck is happening to this city?! Enough of the chaos. I'm voting for whoever threatens to use the Notwithstanding Clause to override our bleeding heart judiciary.

'Unprovoked' attacks in Vancouver leave man dead, another with severed hand
Updated Sept. 4, 2024 12:35 p.m. PDT

A pair of stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver left one man dead and another with a severed hand on Wednesday morning.

Vancouver police say they arrested a 34-year-old suspect in connection with the homicide and assault, adding investigators believe the attacks were "unprovoked."

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Hamilton Street was behind police tape Wednesday and a body was visible under a police tent nearby.

Two blocks away, forensic detectives were examining the front door of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Holy Rosary on Dunsmuir Street, where a trail of blood appeared to connect the church with another crime scene on Homer Street....

...Police were called to the area of the cathedral at 7:38 a.m. where a man in his 50s had suffered a severed hand and knife wounds to his head. The man was taken to hospital for emergency treatment and is expected to survive, police said.

CTV News has viewed a still photograph snapped by a bystander that shows an apparent victim of the attack. The man’s hand appears to be severed and a significant amount of blood can be seen dripping from his arm.

Eight minutes later, at 7:46 a.m., police were called to the area of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre where a second man was reportedly attacked.

"Despite efforts to save his life, the man died at the scene," the police statement said. "The victim's identity and age have not yet been confirmed."...

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/unprovoked-attacks...dead-another-with-severed-hand-1.7024914