Four stabbed at Vancouver Granville bar in suspected gang-related attack

A stabbing at a Vancouver bar left four people hospitalized Saturday. Police link the attack to the Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Gang-linked stabbing injures four at Granville Entertainment District bar

Vancouver police are searching for an unidentified suspect after a stabbing at a bar in the Granville Entertainment District left four people in hospital early Saturday morning, Vancouver Sun Crime reports.

According to investigators, a confrontation broke out around 3 a.m. near Granville and Smithe streets. Witnesses told police that an argument involving three men escalated inside the establishment, at which point a fourth man stabbed all three patrons.

A bar employee who attempted to intervene was also injured in the incident.

All four victims were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police describe the suspect as a Black man, approximately 5-foot-10, with dreadlocks, last seen wearing a black puffy jacket. He had not been identified as of the time of reporting.

Const. Darren Wong said in a statement that investigators believe the attack was deliberate. "We believe this was a targeted incident tied to the Lower Mainland gang conflict," Wong said.

Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact Vancouver police investigators at 604-717-2500.

Source: Vancouver Sun Crime