16-year-old arrested after taxi driver stabbed in Downtown Eastside
Posted March 19, 2025 7:23 am.
Last Updated March 20, 2025 1:25 pm.
The Vancouver Police Department says it’s investigating an alleged stabbing of a taxi driver in the Downtown Eastside on Tuesday night.
In a statement to 1130 NewsRadio, Sgt. Steve Addison says the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. at Main and East Hastings streets.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE!According to police, an off-duty officer witnessed the stabbing and alerted nearby on-duty police.
The taxi driver, a 59-year-old, was taken to hospital and treated for a non-life-threatening injury, Addison says.
A 16-year-old boy from Richmond was taken into custody and now faces charges of aggravated assault.
The president of the BC Taxi Association, Mohan Kang, says he was shocked to hear about the incident.
He says violence against drivers has become far less common since safety cameras were made mandatory.
“Maybe 20, 25 years back, there was much more violence. And due to the safety camera, has decreased it because, simply, everybody knows that somebody is watching,” said Kang.
He said he’s seen statistics showing that violence against cab drivers has decreased by as much as 70 per cent since cameras became mandatory in the Metro Vancouver area.
Kang says he hopes the victim recovers, and violence against cab drivers ends.
—With files from Jack Morse
