Vancouver police are searching for a suspect who broke into a West End home and sent to a woman to hospital with serious injuries Friday morning.
Officers were called to an apartment on Beach Avenue near Jervis Street around 6:30 a.m. for reports of an attack.
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Police say the suspect appears to have entered the home through an unlocked patio door.
Investigators believe the motive for the invasion was a break-and-enter, and that a number of items were stolen.
The 29-year-old woman remains in hospital in serious condition, police said.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s, about six feet in height, with short dark hair and stubble.
Police say he was last seen walking from the crime scene wearing a red T-shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the incident is asked to contact Vancouver police or Crime Stoppers.
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