Fatal Gastown stabbing marks first homicide of 2021 in Vancouver

By Nikitha Martins

Posted January 31, 2021 2:33 pm.

Last Updated January 31, 2021 7:49 pm.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Vancouver Police are investigating the first homicide of the new year which took place in Gastown Sunday morning.

Around 5:30 a.m. police say they were called to a single-room occupancy building at the Gastown Hotel and discovered two people from Vancouver who had been stabbed.

A 40-year-old died at the scene and a 28-year-old was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Police have arrested a 48-year-old Vancouver man near the scene and he remains in custody.

If you have any information about the incident call VPD’s Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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