Vancouver police say they’ve arrested a suspect in suspicious death in the city’s West End on Tuesday.
Investigators say they’re now treating the death of 29-year-old Kyle Vincent Gabriel as a homicide.
Police had remained at the scene near Pendrell and Thurlow streets since Tuesday night after Gabriel was found with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to St. Paul’s Hospital but died of his injuries, police said.
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On Wednesday night, violence flared again near the same intersection when police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with Gabriel’s death.
Investigators allege that during the arrest, the suspect assaulted a police officer and tried to hurt a police dog.
Witness video of the scene appears to show police attempting to negotiate with a man in a hoodie standing behind a police van.
The as a police dog approaches him, the man makes a sudden movement, at which point five shots from a bean bag gun can be heard as the man appears to make punching and kicking motions.
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Police and the police dog then drag him into the street, where he is swarmed by officers and arrested.
“The next thing I heard was three to five shots fired and a person screaming, and it sounded like fireworks.”
Neighbours said they saw upwards of 25 police officers in the area and some sort of struggle that ended with a man being handcuffed.
Police said that in addition to the alleged homicide, they are recommending charges of assaulting a police officer and arresting a police service dog.
Anyone with information is asked to call Vancouver police.
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