Video shows 'completely unprovoked' stranger attack in Vancouver, police say
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Police in Vancouver are searching for witnesses after a seemingly random and unprovoked assault was captured on video in the city's downtown core.
Police in Vancouver are searching for witnesses after a seemingly random and unprovoked assault was captured on video in the city's downtown core.
In a statement Tuesday, the Vancouver Police Department says the attack happened at 10:04 p.m. on Nov. 28, when a 28-year-old man was walking alone on W. Georgia Street, near the Hudson's Bay department store.
Surveillance video shared by police shows another man lunge at the victim and strike him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
Investigators say the victim sustained facial injuries but did not require treatment in hospital.
"This was a completely unprovoked and violent sucker-punch on a total stranger," Sgt. Steve Addison said in the statement.
"Given this level of random violence, we have serious concerns that another innocent person could be assaulted and badly injured by this suspect," he added.
Police described the suspect as a man in his late 20s who was wearing dark pants and a checkered shirt at the time of the assault. The suspect reportedly ran toward Granville Street immediately after the attack.
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