Two were beaten and one was stabbed. Investigators are trying to determine if the three incidents are related.
In the Fairview neighborhood of Vancouver, a stranger sees him three people were wounded after three attacks.
Vancouver Police said Thursday night he was in a position to determine if the assaults occurred within three hours of being committed by the same person. is working on
The first attack occurred shortly after 6:30 PM. Police said they were near the False Creek seawall under the Granville Street Bridge. A 70-year-old man was approached from behind, tackled to the ground, and hit and kicked several times.
Later, at about 7:15 p.m., her 33-year-old woman, who was walking her dog in a lane near West 11th and Spruce Street, approached an unknown man from behind and shook her face. was beaten.
The third attack occurred about an hour and a half later, before 8:45 p.m., when she was walking near Broadway and Alder. A 23-year-old woman was stabbed. city.The woman was seriously injured, but her life was not in danger.
The suspect was last seen heading south down Alder Street.
"He had three violent attacks in close proximity in a short period of time," said VPD spokesman Const. Tania Bicintin on Friday. "At this time, investigators are trying to determine if the attacks are related." and cause anxiety, he said Visintin. She said police will share additional information about the assaults as the investigation progresses.
, or anyone with information about them, is asked to call the Major Crimes Division of the Vancouver Police Department at 604-717-2541.
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