VPD issue public warning after random sucker punch at bus stop

Vancouver police have released security video as they seek witnesses to an unprovoked assault in the downtown core.

Vancouver police have released security video as they seek witnesses to an unprovoked assault in the downtown core.

According to the Vancouver Police Department the incident happened Thursday, Nov. 28, just after 10 p.m. in front of the Hudson's Bay store on West Georgia Street.

Video released by police shows a man in a checkered shirt seemingly waiting for a bus as another man walks along the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets.

As the second man approaches the bus stop, the man in the checkered shirt lunges towards him and delivers a left-handed punch to the face, which knocks the unsuspecting victim to the sidewalk.

The suspect then jogs west towards Granville Street as bystanders rush to the aid of the victim.

"We're concerned that as this person remains at large, there's a risk to the general public that somebody else could be assaulted and seriously injured by the suspect," Sgt. Steve Addison said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

The victim has facial injuries but did not require treatment in hospital.