Other MoA event in Canada on Wed 4th September 2024

One man was killed and another man suffered life-altering injuries - including a severed hand - in two unprovoked stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday (Sept. 4).

The two attacks occurred minutes apart and not far from each other.

The first happened at 7:38 a.m. near Cathedral Square at Richards and Dunsmuir streets, according to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD).

"Officers found a man in his 50s who had been attacked with a knife, was bleeding from the head, and had suffered a severed hand," state police in a press release. "The man was taken to hospital for emergency treatment and is expected to survive."

Just eight minutes later, at 7:46 a.m. a second incident was called in to police.

VPD officers were called to West Georgia and Hamilton streets after a second man was attacked, said police.

"Despite efforts to save his life, the man died at the scene. The victim’s identity and age have not yet been confirmed."