“Shocking Video” Vancouver Police Shoot Armed Suspect 10 Times

Police shot and killed a man after two people were stabbed in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday, the latest incident of violence to jolt the city and raise public safety worries in Canada.

Just after 11:30 a.m., Vancouver City Police responded to a call from restaurant employees near Robson and Hamilton. The caller said that a man had taken booze and was carrying a knife inside the eatery.

When police arrived, they discovered the armed suspect in a nearby 7-Eleven, across from the Vancouver Public Library’s central branch.

According to Vancouver police, the suspect died at the hospital after being shot, and two people had non-life-threatening injuries.

According to witnesses, a man grabbed booze and a knife from a restaurant and then used the weapon across the street to stab people at a 7-Eleven.

Mainul Islam, a part-time delivery worker who was outside the 7-Eleven, filmed the incident and reported seeing a man wielding a knife inside. “It’s a terrible scene,” he remarked.

Islam estimates that officers shot the man ten times.

Islam stated that he had been picking up a food order when he noticed a “homeless guy” attempting to steal cigarettes behind the counter. He stated that staff were attempting to stop the man.

“He pulled a knife from his pocket and attempted to stab a man, but he fled. He then attempted to stab a woman.” Maybe he previously stabbed that lady in the back; I saw blood, but she was fine.”

He told CBC that the police arrived within minutes and “just shot this guy.”

Wednesday’s stabbing fuelled concerns that officials aren’t working fast enough to address crime in the urban centre.

Annette O’Shea, executive director of the Yaletown Business Improvement Association, expressed her optimism that Premier David Eby is “listening and paying attention.”

“I believe the streets of Vancouver and British Columbia require involuntary treatment. I believe this is a sign of politicians waiting too long to act,” she remarked. “The business community has asked for it.

“I believe it is the reason this government has regained power. But they need to go faster,” she remarked, referring to the BC NDP’s narrow victory in the provincial election.

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