Man charged after knife incident in Granville Entertainment District

A 19-year-old man has been charged after a reported knife incident in Vancouver’s Granville Entertainment District, police say.

Vancouver Police Department said a shop employee intervened shortly before 1:50 a.m. after seeing a man knock over tables and show a knife to people nearby. The employee left and called police after the suspect allegedly began stabbing a store sign.

Officers located a man matching the description about two blocks away and recovered a knife, police said. Noah Kawerninski is charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He remains in custody pending a bail hearing.