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VIDEO: Suspect in custody after 1 woman dead, multiple stabbed in North Vancouver

Footage circulating social media shows a man with a knife swarmed by police on Lynn Valley Road

One woman is dead after a series of stabbings took place Saturday afternoon B次元官网网址渨ithin and outsideB次元官网网址 the Lynn Valley Library, said North Vancouver RCMP.

The suspect B次元官网网址 who appears to have acted alone B次元官网网址 is now in custody.

Six people were taken to hospital, according to BC Emergency Health Services. It is not clear if the woman who died is one of them.

Two supervising vehicles came with 11 ambulances dispatched to Lynn Valley Road and 29th Avenue just after 1:45 p.m.

Footage circulating on social media shows a man, holding a knife, being swarmed by police on Lynn Valley Road.

Steve Mossop B次元官网网址 who saw the takedown B次元官网网址 had stopped his car when he and his partner saw a woman covered in blood next to the library.

He said they thought sheB次元官网网址檇 been in a car accident but she said sheB次元官网网址檇 just been stabbed by a man.

Mossop said they saw several injured victims within 100 metres of each other.

B次元官网网址淚t seemed like he was just running in a direction, whoever was in (the suspectB次元官网网址檚) path happened to be victimized,B次元官网网址 he said.

B次元官网网址淭here was a man, there was an older woman, there was a younger woman, a mom. A random group of individuals in the wrong place at the wrong time.B次元官网网址

The attacks pose no ongoing threat to the public, police said, still on the lookout for more potential victims.

Witnesses are asked to call investigators at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477.

North Vancouver District Public Library tweeted the branch would be closed for the rest of the day, B次元官网网址渄ue to an incident in the area.B次元官网网址

The library did not divulge details of what occurred but asked the public to avoid the location.

- with files from Canadian Press



sarah.grochowski@bpdigital.ca

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A man is in custody after multiple people were stabbed inside and outside of the Lynn Valley Library. (SR Media Canada)




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