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Deaths of women, 3 stabbings are 'deeply unsettling,' 91Ô­´´ mayor says

VANCOUVER — A suspect is in custody after three apparent random stabbings in 91Ô­´´, where police are also investigating the deaths of two women, a series of events the city's mayor calls "deeply unsettling.
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A suspect is in custody after three apparent random stabbings in 91Ô­´´, and police are also investigating the deaths of two women, a series of crimes the city's mayor calls "deeply unsettling." 91Ô­´´ Mayor Ken Sim speaks about a shooting incident in 91Ô­´´, Saturday, March. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

VANCOUVER — A suspect is in custody after three apparent random stabbings in 91Ô­´´, where police are also investigating the deaths of two women, a series of events the city's mayor calls "deeply unsettling."

Three men were stabbed blocks apart in 91Ô­´´'s downtown core late Monday.

A suspect was arrested and police have said there's no indication the victims knew each other or their attacker.

It happened on the same day that police said a woman's body was found on the south side of English Bay, after the body of another woman was found on the opposite shore just a day earlier.

Police have said the causes of death for the unidentified women have not been determined and investigators are working to determine whether a crime occurred and if there's a connection between the deaths.

Mayor Ken Sim says the events have shaken the community, and the safety of every 91Ô­´´ite is the city's commitment to its residents and visitors.

"The recent tragic events — especially the heartbreaking discovery of two deceased individuals in English Bay and the violent stabbings that occurred last night — are deeply unsettling," Sim said in a statement released on Tuesday.

This report by The 91Ô­´´ Press was first published July 23, 2024.

The 91Ô­´´ Press