Man dies after New Year’s day assault in Oppenheimer Park
Posted January 3, 2020 11:29 am.
Last Updated January 3, 2020 3:45 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A man is dead following an assault in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park in the city’s first homicide of 2020.
Vancouver Police say Jesus Cristobal-Esteban, 62, was assaulted near the basketball court in the northeast corner of the park on New Year’s Day.
He was taken to the hospital by paramedics, fell unconscious and died as a result of his injuries the next day.
Police are still searching for a suspect and believe everyone involved had some sort of interaction prior to the assault.
Anyone with information is asked to call 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers.
The Vancouver Park Board, which has jurisdiction over the site, has declined to comment.