(Corrects the formatting of the signature)
NORTH VANCOUVER, Canada (Reuters) – One person is dead and several others were stabbed to death in a public library in a Vancouver suburb on Saturday, and a suspect, who apparently acted alone, was taken into custody.
Canada’s Global News reported a death, citing the homicide police, which was not immediately available to confirm. No details were provided.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that “multiple victims” were stabbed inside and outside the North Vancouver Library and that a suspect was in custody.
It appears that “this was a single suspect,” said the RCMP on Twitter, adding that it was still looking for “additional potential victims”.
Amy Robertson, of BC Emergency Health Services, said six people were taken to the hospital and she was unable to disclose details about her condition, Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) reported earlier.
“We were going up … and there was a woman next to her car with a 7-year-old boy, several stab wounds and bleeding profusely … She said she was a random stabber who was running down the street,” a witness who gave his name as Steve told Canada’s Global News.
North Vancouver is a quiet and affluent suburb with about 85,000 inhabitants on the north side of Burrard Inlet, Vancouver’s main port. In 2019, North Vancouver was ranked 10th on Maclean magazine’s list of the wealthiest Canadian communities, with an average family heritage of nearly C $ 2 million.
Two bridges and a ferry connect North Vancouver to the city of Vancouver. North Vancouver is also a popular destination for hiking and skiing, with part of the North Shore mountain range within its limits.
Steve Scherer reporting; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Cynthia Osterman