Four stabbed in suspected gang related conflict at Vancouver nightclub

The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a violent altercation in the Granville Entertainment District early Saturday that left four people with stab wounds. Just before 3 a.m. on Oct. 17, officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a bar on Granville Street near Smithe Street.

Witnesses reported that an altercation involving three male patrons escalated inside the bar. All three were stabbed by an unidentified suspect. A male employee was also injured while trying to intervene. Officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived. All four people were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect remains at large. Police describe him as a Black man about 5 feet 10 inches tall, with dreadlocks, last seen wearing a black puffy jacket.

Const. Darren Wong said investigators believe the incident was targeted and tied to gang conflict in the Lower Mainland. He asked anyone who witnessed the altercation or has information about what happened to contact investigators. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information or video footage can contact the VPD Major Crimes Section at 604-717-2500.