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Man stabbed to death outside downtown Vancouver Starbucks

Murder charge laid against Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 32

A man was stabbed to death in broad daylight outside a busy downtown Vancouver Starbucks on Sunday evening (March 26).

Police have charged 32-year-old Inderdeep Singh Gosal with second degree murder in the killing of 37-year-old Paul Stanley Schmidt.

The Vancouver Police Department says two men were outside the Starbucks at West Pender and Granville streets at about 5:40 p.m. when a fight broke out between them. A bystander flagged down a VPD officer in the area, who quickly arrested Gosal.

Other officers tried to save SchmidtB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s life. He was taken to hospital, but died there.

Police say they donB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t believe the two men knew each other and are investigating what caused the incident.

Schmidt marks VancouverB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s sixth homicide of 2023.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the stabbing to contact them at 604-717-2500.

The area around a downtown Vancouver Starbucks where a man was stabbed to death on March 26. (Google Maps)
The area around a downtown Vancouver Starbucks where a man was stabbed to death on March 26. (Google Maps)

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