Canada- "Unprovoked stranger assaults" in downtown Vancouver, left one man dead and another with a severed hand, 4 Sep '24, *Suspect Arrested*

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Suspect in deadly Vancouver stranger attacks was on probation: VPD chief

VANCOUVER — The suspect in a pair of "unprovoked stranger assaults" in downtown Vancouver that left one man dead and another with a severed hand on Wednesday morning was on probation for a 2023 assault and had 60 previous police interactions, Vancouv

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A police officer stands near an evidence tent outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Vancouver's police chief said the suspect in a pair of "unprovoked stranger attacks" in the city's downtown that left one man dead and another with a severed hand was on probation for a 2023 assault and had more than 60 previous police interactions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

'Palmer said the suspect, who had a "lengthy history of mental health related incidents," was tracked down with the help of a police drone operator and arrested at Habitat Island, near the Olympic Village.
He said the 56-year-old victim whose hand was cut off was expected to survive, while police were in trying to identify the man killed near the theatre, who was believed to be about 70 years old.'

‘Unprovoked stranger attacks’ leave 1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in downtown Vancouver - BC | Globalnews.ca

Police have arrested a suspect accused of killing one man and and severing another man's hand in what is being described as a pair of downtown stranger attacks.

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'Vancouver police have arrested a suspect accused of killing one man and severing another man’s hand in what is being described as a pair of unprovoked downtown stranger attacks Wednesday morning.

“What I can tell you is this appears to be a very troubled man who has a lengthy history of mental health-related incidents which have resulted in more than 60 documented contacts with police throughout Metro Vancouver,” Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer said at a Wednesday press conference'

 

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Sep 4, 2024
Vancouver's chief of police says the city's collective sense of safety has been shaken after one man was killed and another was seriously injured in what police say were two unprovoked, random attacks in the city's downtown early Wednesday. Police said patrol officers were able to obtain images of a suspect and confirm the two attacks were linked.

 

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Sep 4, 2024
Vancouver's chief of police says the city's collective sense of safety has been shaken after one man was killed and another was seriously injured in what police say were two unprovoked, random attacks in the city's downtown early Wednesday. Police said patrol officers were able to obtain images of a suspect and confirm the two attacks were linked.

Moo..there is no sense of safety any where near the Hastings or Main st drags. There is always stuff going on around there...moo

 

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Moo..there is no sense of safety any where near the Hastings or Main st drags. There is always stuff going on around there...moo

there's no sense of safety in our entire country IMO
we need more mental health hospitals, more jails, and more drug rehabs built
and we need to stop the cycle of catch and release

 

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Update: Mayor, police chief comment on unprovoked stranger attacks that left one dead, another with severed hand

"This appears to be a very troubled man who has a lengthy history of mental health-related incidents."

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"There are many people that we have compassion for that have mental health issues that we want to see get help and get on a better path," Palmer said.

"But there are also people with mental health issues who are extremely dangerous that we need to be afraid of and we need to have institutionalized, and this person, in my estimation, is going to fall into that category."

 

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Vancouver police charge suspect after attacks left one man dead, another with severed hand

Brendan Colin McBride, a 34-year-old White Rock man, is facing one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault.

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''A suspect has been charged in a terrifying downtown attack that left one man dead and another with a severed hand.''

''On Thursday, police identified the homicide victim as Francis David Laporte, 70.
The identity of the other victim has not been released, though police say he is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for his severed hand.''

''McBride remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 18.''