Surrey RCMP issue arrest warrant for suspect in Sheraton Hotel stabbing

Surrey RCMP have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a stabbing at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in June.

On Tuesday, RCMP said an arrest warrant has been issued for 29-year-old Malcolm Drydgen.

Drydgen has been charged with aggravated assault, RCMP said.

During the early hours of June 14, police said, officers responded to reports of a stabbing just inside the entrance to the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel.

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The victim was treated and released from hospital and continues to recover from his injuries.

Investigators believe the stabbing was an isolated and targeted incident.

Police describe Drydgen as five-foot-eight and 170 pounds with a slender build. He has brown eyes and short black hair with a receding hairline.

Police believe he is somewhere in the Lower Mainland or possibly in Alberta.

Anyone with information regarding Drydgen’s whereabouts is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or submit an anonymous report with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or online at www.solvecrime.ca.

— With files from Amy Judd