The suspect in a downtown Vancouver stabbing attack has died after he was shot by police.

Vancouver police say two people suffered injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.

A statement from the department says staff at a restaurant near Robson and Hamilton streets reported a man had stolen alcohol and was armed with a knife.

It says officers found the armed suspect in a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store and shot him.

The man was taken to hospital and later died.

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The witnesses say a man stole liquor and a knife from a restaurant then used the weapon across the street to stab people in a 7-Eleven store.

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Noel said she refused, and went back to tell kitchen staff that the man was refusing to leave.

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Noel said she ran into a neighbouring hotel lobby and stayed on the phone with police as she described the man.

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In IslamB次元官网网址檚 video of the shooting, a stun gun held by an officer appears to have already been fired, with the wires trailing over the counter inside the convenience store.

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