Vancouver Police probe serious downtown assault
Vancouver Police are investigating an assault that's sent a 30-year-old man to hospital.
Jordan Armstrong/Global NewsPolice tape is up in Vancouver just outside of the Kobe Restaurant near Alberni Street and Thurlow Street as officials investigate what they are calling a serious assault.
Just before 9:00 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to reports of an injured man in the area.
They found a 30-year-old Vancouver man with serious injuries.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said the assault happened in a nearby building.
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The man was taken to hospital where he remains in serious condition.
Officials say no arrests have been made and the public is not at risk.
VPD also believes the assault was not random in nature.
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