A man has been charged with manslaughter in an alleged assault on a senior that turned fatal outside a Vancouver Costco last December.
The altercation took place outside the Costco on Expo Boulevard just after 11 a.m. on Dec. 20, said the Vancouver Police Department (VPD).
It left 86-year-old Orlando Ocampo with a serious head injury.
He was rushed to hospital, but died of his injuries on January 11.
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Police detained a suspect within hours of the incident, but later released him.
Vancouver police now say 58-year-old Thomas Stephen Toth of Vancouver has been charged with manslaughter in the death.
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Toth has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on June 14.
According to the VPD, there have been nine homicides in the city in 2018.
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