A suspect has been shot following a stabbing that injured multiple people in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday.
According to Vancouver police, the “violent incident” took place around noon near Robson and Hamilton streets.
“A number of people have been stabbed, and the suspect has been shot by police,” read a short update shared by Vancouver police to X.
“We’ll provide more info when it’s available.”
A video seen by The Canadian Press shows police aiming their guns over the counter of a convenience store and firing at least 10 times.
Police are heard on the video yelling, “move over” as several officers aim their weapons inside the 7-Eleven store.
Mainul Islam, a student and part-time delivery worker who captured the scene on video, says he was stopped by police from entering the store before witnessing the shooting of a man he described as “homeless.”
Other video posted online shows a person being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher as paramedics perform chest compressions.
No further details were immediately available, and the status of the victims and the suspect are unknown. Police have not said exactly how many people were injured or what may have prompted the stabbing.
Meanwhile, a man was arrested in Surrey following a stabbing in Newton on Wednesday morning.
According to the Surrey Police Service, a man called police around 10 a.m. to say he had been stabbed several times in the arm following an incident near 73rd Avenue and 130th Street.
Officers who responded were able to apply first aid to the victim while waiting for am ambulance. Other officers, with the help of a canine unit, searched the area and found a male suspect who was arrested without incident.
During the incident, Princess Margaret Secondary was placed under temporary hold-and-secure protocol as a precaution. The lockdown has since been lifted.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 130th Street remains closed between 73rd and 74th avenues while investigators are on scene.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dashboard or surveillance footage of the area is asked to contact police at 604-599-0502.
More to come.
With files from Canadian Press.