Calgary Tourists Attacked After Bruno Mars Show in Vancouver, Police Say
Police say the suspect used a sharp object believed to be glass, leaving one victim with a cut forearm and another pushed into a light pole.
- Vancouver Police Department officers arrested 34-year-old Derek Dale Driscoll near Abbott and West Cordova streets on October 21 after he allegedly assaulted two tourists from Calgary walking from a Bruno Mars concert.
- The male victim sustained a forearm cut from a sharp object, possibly glass, while the female victim was forced into a light pole during the struggle. Emergency Health Services treated the male victim at the scene.
- Driscoll was wanted on two outstanding warrants—one for breach of probation and one for failing to attend court. He has been charged with assault, assault causing bodily harm, and assault with a weapon.
- The arrest marks the second violent incident involving tourists leaving a major concert in Vancouver this year. A fan was seriously injured in August after being punched from behind following a show at BC Place Stadium.
- Driscoll remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing. The incident occurred near Gastown, a neighborhood frequented by tourists and concert attendees.
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Wanted man arrested for assaulting tourists near Gastown
A 34-year-old man remains in custody after allegedly assaulting two tourists on Wednesday night. On October 21 at approximately 11 p.m., Vancouver Police officers on routine patrol witnessed an altercation between a suspect and two people near Abbott and West Cordova streets. Officers immediately intervened and safely handcuffed the suspect. The two victims were tourists […]
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Pair from Calgary attacked after Bruno Mars concert in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Two people have been attacked after leaving a Bruno Mars show at BC Place Stadium, in the second violent incident after a major concert in Vancouver this year.
Alberta tourists attacked in Vancouver after Bruno Mars concert
Two tourists were allegedly assaulted by a 34-year-old man when they were walking back from the Bruno Mars concert. On Oct. 21 at around 11 p.m., Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officers who were on a routine patrol witnessed the altercation between the suspect and two people. The incident occurred near Abbott and West Cordova streets. Oct. 21 was the final date of Mars’ five-show run in Vancouver. Police say that the two victims were tourists…
VPD arrest wanted man for alleged assault on tourists near Gastown - Vancouver Police Department
Vancouver – A 34-year-old man remains in custody after allegedly assaulting two tourists last night. On October 21 at approximately 11:00 p.m., Vancouver Police officers on routine patrol witnessed an altercation between a suspect and two people near Abbott and West Cordova streets. Officers immediately intervened and safely handcuffed the suspect. The two victims were tourists from Calgary
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