Teen Stabbed to Death on Surrey, BC, Transit; 2nd Stabbing Attack This Month

Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing on board a transit bus in Surrey, B.C., on April 1, 2023. Shane MacKichan/The Canadian Press

A 17-year-old male was stabbed to death on a Surrey, British Columbia, public transit bus, prompting RCMP to say they will increase transit patrols.

Surrey RCMP reported that the youth was stabbed on April 11, just before 9:30 p.m. local time, after an altercation with another individual on the bus near the King George SkyTrain station. The victim was transported to hospital but died of his injuries, said the police homicide team.