A GoFundMe fundraiser page has been set up by a local non-profit to support the family of 37-year-old Paul Stanley Schmidt, who was stabbed to death outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks this past weekend.
“On Sunday, March 26th at approximately 5:30pm, Paul Stanley Schmidt was stabbed to death outside Starbucks on Pender/Granville. He succumbed to his injuries leaving a wife and toddler behind,” states the GoFundMe page.
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“This tragedy has impacted and sent shockwaves of grief and heartache across the community and it is emotionally gut-wrenching to fathom what his family had to witness in horror.”
“Please support and help spread this gofundme for Paul’s family.”
Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 32, has been charged with second-degree murder.
“We believe this homicide was witnessed by dozens of bystanders, and there may be people with information who have not yet come forward,” says Sergeant Steve Addison.
A graphic video of the stabbing has been circulating online and investigators are asking people to refrain from sharing it.