Suspect identified in racially motivated attack on senior in Vancouver
Posted April 23, 2020 11:55 am.
Last Updated April 23, 2020 11:56 am.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A suspect has been identified in the racially motivated assault of a 92-year-old man with dementia, according to Vancouver Police.
The suspect has not been charged, but Cst. Tania Visintin said he is known to police.
The attack occurred inside a convenience store along Nanaimo Street and East 1st Avenue on March 13, when someone yelled racist remarks at the man, including comments about COVID-19.
Once outside, police said the suspect shoved the senior, causing him to fall down and hit his head.
The suspect was gone by the time police arrived.
UPDATE: @VancouverPD say they’ve now identified a suspect in this case. As reported yesterday, a 92 y/o Asian man w/severe dementia was yelled at and pushed by someone in mid-March. https://t.co/FoW5i7ZoN1
— Ria Renouf (@riarenouf) April 23, 2020
Vancouver Police investigators received numerous tips from the community on the assault, which led to a suspect being identified.
In recent weeks, the VPD says it is seeing more cases like this — 11 hate crimes were reported in March, with almost half of them reported as anti-Asian.
