Homeless Man Attacked
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2 arrested in bizarre bear-spray attack in Salmon ArmPolice say the incident involved three men from another community, with two of them being arrested after bear-spraying a homeless man in a tent.CrimeApr 20, 2023
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Nanaimo RCMP investigating another apparent unprovoked attack on a homeless personWitnesses told the police a 24-year-old homeless man had been struck with a metal pipe, or a similar type of object, and was taken to the hospital with head and facial trauma.CrimeOct 5, 2021
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Homeless man shot with arrow in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside: policePolice later recovered a 'cache of real and imitation weapons' from a building 'including crossbows, replica assault rifles, scopes, lights, and lasers,' a spokesperson said.CrimeSep 24, 2021
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‘He’s an actual human being’: Family decries horrific attack on Nanaimo homeless manCharles Salter, 45, was pushing his shopping cart near 102 Street and Victoria Avenue Saturday evening when witnesses say he was attacked and run over with a car.CrimeJul 17, 2021
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Disturbing attack sees Nanaimo, B.C. homeless man deliberately run over, pepper-sprayed"No one deserves to be treated like that," one resident said. "We're all human."CrimeJul 12, 2021
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