Vancouver Police are investigating a a triple stabbing that happened at the Light Up Chinatown festival Sunday night.
Police say the stabbings occurred just before 6pm when three festival attendees were attacked by a stranger near the festival’s stage located at Columbia and Keefer streets.
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Officers nearby quickly responded and helped the victims. After obtaining a description of the suspect from eye-witnesses, a 60-year-old man was taken into custody nearby. The suspect is currently being held in jail.
“The three victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries,” say police.
The motive for the attack is currently unknown and police will release more details when it becomes available.