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The teenager is charged after a weekend of violence, crime and major events that made cops extremely busy
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May 2, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 3 minutes reading • 9 comments Vancouver Police Spokesman Sergeant. Steve Addison in photo file Photo by Francis Georgian / PNG
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The suspect in a series of accidental, unprovoked weekend attacks is just 15 years old, according to Vancouver police.
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The teenager was charged after a weekend of violence, crime and major incidents that made employees extremely busy.
“Several serious crimes and large-scale public events detained the VPD over the weekend,” said a Vancouver police sergeant. Steve Addison in a statement. “Our officers responded to numerous stab wounds and unprovoked attacks, investigated the third murder of the year, tackled the bomb scare and provided extensive traffic support on the 42-kilometer BMO Vancouver Marathon route.”
An update of the investigation into the teen assailant and other crimes was expected on Monday afternoon.
A 15-year-old man from East Vancouver was arrested on Saturday night after three people were attacked on a coastal wall near the Olympic Village. A 57-year-old victim called police around 9:15 p.m. after being chased along a coastal wall by a teenager who hit and kicked him several times.
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During the search for the suspect, police found two other victims, both women, who were also beaten without provocation.
The teenager was still found in the area and taken to prison. He was charged with three counts of assault and released.
This was not the only incident of weekend violence, including:
• A 31-year-old woman threw a stone at her while walking down Drake Street on Sunday afternoon. He missed, but a 45-year-old suspect was arrested nearby and charged with assault with a weapon and mischief.
• A 31-year-old woman walking near West Pender and Homer Street at 1 a.m. Monday suffered facial injuries when she was robbed by a woman holding a broken bottle. The victim saw the suspect entering a store and called 911. The alleged attacker was charged with robbery and assault with a weapon.
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• A man leaving an all-night café near Station Street and Terminal Avenue on Friday was followed and kicked by a stranger. He called 911 and a 43-year-old man in the cafe was detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital.
• A 29-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen on Friday while walking down East Hastings Street in downtown Eastside. The victim fled and told a witness who called 911. The victim, whose injuries were not life-threatening, did not cooperate with police.
• A teenager with friends at Leeside Skatepark near Empire Field was attacked by a stranger with bear spray and his skateboard was stolen on Saturday afternoon. He was not seriously injured and no one was detained.
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• A 38-year-old man was shocked in the leg with a homemade stunning gun near Maine and Hastings on Sunday afternoon. A 47-year-old woman suspected of the attack took off with an accomplice before police could arrest her.
• Police were called to a social housing building in Strathcona on Saturday night after a 33-year-old man was stabbed in the arm by a neighbor during a fight. The victim was treated for stitches and the suspect was arrested and then released. Two days later, fighting broke out, and the suspect in the initial stabbing was stabbed. The original victim was arrested for assault and taken to prison.
“This level of violence over the weekend is alarming, especially when incidents include attacks on strangers and weapons such as knives, bear spray and other improvised weapons,” Addison said.
He noted that violent crime increased by 7.1% in Vancouver last year compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Anyone who sees incidents like these or is a victim of a violent crime is called to call 911 immediately.
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