Good Samaritans Save Vancouver Shopkeeper From Knifepoint Robbery

Published on September 10, 2024

Three passersby came to the rescue of an East Vancouver shopkeeper who was attacked by a knife-wielding masked man on the night of Sept. 7. The 23-year-old woman was leaving work in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood shortly before 9 p.m. when a man carrying a knife and whose face was concealed grabbed her from behind and threatened to stab her, said the Vancouver Police Department in a news release. As she called out for help, the man pulled her into a lane. A passerby immediately flagged down two men in a car, and the three began yelling at the suspect until he released the victim and fled....