Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set

The fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old father outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks is casting a pall over the normally bustling block.

Passersby have been pausing to pay their respects to Paul Stanley Schmidt at a makeshift memorial of flowers, pictures and notes outside the café.

Police say Schmidt was stabbed after a brief altercation shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

They say Inderdeep Singh Gosal was arrested at the scene moments later when bystanders flagged down a constable patrolling the area.

The 32-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and a hearing has been scheduled in Vancouver provincial court on April 11.