Fatal Stabbing Casts a Pall Over Downtown Vancouver Neighbourhood as Court Date Set

A woman pauses at a makeshift memorial for Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, who died after being stabbed on Sunday outside a Starbucks in downtown Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old father outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks is casting a pall over the normally bustling block.

Passersby were pausing Wednesday to pay their respects to Paul Stanley Schmidt at a makeshift memorial of flowers, pictures and notes outside the café.