Vancouver police are investigating a disturbing beating that displays what some name a tragic state of affairs within the metropolis’s downtown.
A vicious combat broke out round 3:30 a.m. Monday close to Granville and Davie streets with one man being kicked as he lay on the sidewalk.
Police mentioned the combat began between two males after which different individuals grew to become concerned.
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One man was taken to the hospital with minor accidents, police mentioned.
No arrests have been made.
Witness Hailee Gerun mentioned she has seen extra violent incidents on this space just lately.
“I positively have seen a rise in crime, within the final even like few months,” she informed International Information.
“I exploit to all the time simply stroll residence at evening and now I’m positively taking like Ubers, cabs, Evo if I can drive. I don’t wish to be strolling residence at evening.”
Vancouver police say the assault stays below investigation.
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Vancouver council rejects use of CCTV cameras to fight crime
In April, Vancouver metropolis council voted down a controversial proposal that might have seen CCTV cameras put in in public areas to handle issues round crime.
Solely Non-Partisan Affiliation (NPA) Coun. Melissa De Genova, who launched the movement, voted in favour of it.
Her proposal got here with public security shaping as much as be an election problem in October’s municipal vote, and as Vancouver police say the town is seeing about 4 random assaults per day.
“I’m listening to from individuals … particularly ladies and younger households. I’m listening to from workers that work in retail that need to stroll within the evenings to transit. I’m listening to from younger households who stay in condominiums and residences particularly downtown they usually depend on parks and group facilities as their dwelling rooms and their again yards, that they don’t really feel protected,” De Genova informed International Information.
— with recordsdata from International Information’ Simon Little
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