Suspect charged as security guard recovers from Vancouver Chinatown attack
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Kevin Aaron Hibbard, 44, has since been charged with one count of assault.
A group of merchants met in Vancouver’s Chinatown Saturday morning to discuss how they can support the recovery of the neighbourhood’s longtime and much-beloved security guard after he was injured in an apparent random attack Friday.
“Harold is like family to us here in Chinatown,” said Tracy To of Forum Home Appliances.
Harold Johnson, 64, a well-known security guard who’s helped keep Chinatown safe for two decades, was noticeably absent from the corner of East Pender and Main Streets, where he’s often seen on patrol near the TD branch.
“It’s not an easy job to be a security guard in Chinatown, and he does it fearlessly every single day,” To told Global News in an emotional interview.
Johnson was attacked around 11 a.m. on Aug. 12 as he made his regular morning rounds at the Chinese Cultural Centre near East Pender and Columbia Streets.
Vancouver police said the guard was taking pictures in a laneway when he was repeatedly punched by a stranger.
Bystanders intervened to stop the attack and witnesses called 911, said Sgt. Steve Addison, but the suspect fled before police arrived.
Johnson, who was conscious and talking at the scene despite being left beaten and bloodied on the street, was taken to hospital with head injuries and possible broken bones.
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