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NORTH VANCOUVER, Canada (Reuters) – One person was killed and several others were injured on Saturday in a stabbing at a public library in a tributary of Vancouver, and a suspect, who was apparently acting alone, was arrested.
Global News Canada reported one death, citing homicide police, who were not immediately available to confirm it. No details were provided.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said “several victims” were stabbed inside and outside the North Vancouver library and that one suspect was in custody.
“He appears to have been a lone suspect,” the RCMP said on Twitter, adding that he was still looking for “possible additional victims.”
Amy Robertson of BC Emergency Health Services said six people were taken to hospital and could not disclose details about her condition, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) previously reported.
“We got in … and there was a woman right next to her car with a 7-year-old boy, several stab wounds and bleeding profusely … She said it was a random assailant running down the street.” a witness who gave his name as Steve told Global News of Canada.
North Vancouver is a mostly quiet, affluent suburb with about 85,000 people on the north side of Burrard Inlet, Vancouver’s main port. In 2019, North Vancouver ranked tenth on Maclean Magazine’s list of the richest Canadian communities with an average net worth of nearly C $ 2 million.
Two bridges and a walking ferry connect northern Vancouver with the city of Vancouver. North Vancouver is also a popular hiking and skiing destination, with part of the North Shore Range within its boundaries.
Reports by Steve Scherer; Edited by Daniel Wallis and Cynthia Osterman