Witnesses describe an agitated man they believe is homeless confronting workers at a 7-Eleven before police officers open fire
Vancouver police fired as many as 10 shots inside a downtown convenience store Wednesday afternoon, killing a man who police said had stabbed multiple people.
He asked for water and when she told him she couldn’t serve him if he wasn’t going to buy anything thing, he yelled at her: “You can’t give me water?” Andrew Cecil, who works as a concierge at the Rosedale on Robson, the hotel attached to Original Joe’s, said he saw the man enter the convenience store and go behind the counter. He said he could see a terrified cashier – he couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman – pressed up against the wall while the man waved a knife.
Police are heard on the video yelling, “move over” as several officers aim their weapons inside the 7-Eleven store.Vancouver Police officers attend a crime scene at a 7-Eleven in Vancouver on Dec. 4, 2024.Mainul Islam, a student and part-time delivery worker who captured the scene on video, said he was stopped by police from entering the store before witnessing the shooting. He said the man appeared homeless.
The student said he often went to the convenience store for snacks, but said the neighbourhood is deteriorating and he’s afraid for his safety.
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