VPD searching for stranger attack suspect who injured 58-year-old man

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Vancouver Police are searching for a suspect in an unprovoked stranger attack that left a man with “significant injuries”.

The attack happened just before 9:30am Wednesday morning when the victim was standing by a bus stop near Kingsway and McKinnon Street.

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“A stranger began yelling and acting erratically, then attacked the man without provocation before walking off,” say police in a statement.

The victim, a 58-year-old man, who lives nearby, was taken to hospital with head injuries.

“He is expected to survive.”

Police have released two pictures of the suspect with hopes someone will recognize him.

The suspect is a man with red hair and a beard. He has a tattoo on his right upper arm and was wearing all black at the time of the assault.

Anyone with information is asked to call VPD’s tip line at 604-717-4034.

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