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Vancouver man charged with second-degree murder for the city's first homicide of 2021
BY , Feb 4, 2021 6:29 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform as she makes a phone call after responding to an unknown incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police say a 48 year old Vancouver man has been charged with second-degree murder for the city's first homicide of 2021.
The killing happened in the Downtown Eastside on Sunday.
The VPD says Kenneth Gates was arrested that morning after officers were called to a single-occupancy hotel for a double stabbing.
Police say 40 year old Jeremy Greene died on scene and a second stabbing victim, a 28 year old, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Gates remains in custody and he has also been charged with aggravated assault.
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