A man, aged 54, has been charged in connection with a tragic incident involving a stabbing and double homicide in the Joyce-Collingwood neighborhood of East Vancouver last Friday. Initial reports indicated a stabbing at a residential building near Vanness Avenue and Spencer Street, where a 50-year-old woman was found with serious injuries. Subsequently, two women were discovered dead in another building near Joyce Street and Vanness Avenue.
On Saturday, police confirmed the arrest of Viet Quy John Ly from Vancouver, who was located at the scene with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities suspect a connection between the stabbing and the homicides and are actively investigating the case, with the victims yet to be officially identified. The Vancouver Police Department has disclosed that the B.C. Prosecution Service has approved charges of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault against Ly, who remains in police custody.