Police Arrest Suspect in Vancouver Stabbings as Victim Count Rises to 7

Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver police have arrested a suspect in a series of “unprovoked” stabbings and assaults in the city’s Yaletown neighbourhood on Oct. 10.

Seven random attacks occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 10 near David Lam Park along the Yaletown seawall, leaving victims with non-life-threatening injuries, police said in a statement on Oct. 12.