An Indian-origin man stabbed a 37-year man outside Canada’s Vancouver Starbucks cafe. As per a statement given by the local police, he was charged with second-degree murder.
The suspect is now identified as 32-year-old Inderdeep Singh Gosal, who was arrested at the scene.
If you’re curious to know more about the victim, let us tell you, as per the local police, the victim is identified as a 37-year-old, Paul Stanley Schmidt.
He was stabbed outside the cafe at the corner of Granville and West Pender streets at around 5:40 pm on Sunday. According to the cops, he was stabbed following a “brief altercation.”
Following the incident, he was rushed to the hospital where he took his last breath.
As per a report by Global News, meanwhile, Schmidt’s mother, Kathy, revealed that he was at Starbucks with his wife and his young daughter.
In a statement with the media outlet, the mother of the victim said that “Paul lived for his wife and his daughter… that was his whole life,” before adding that, “This man has ruined so many lives.”
In a statement the spokesperson of Vancouver police, Sgt. Steve Addison reveals that police are appealing for more witnesses and video to help them determine a motive in the killing.
In his statement he said that, “There’s a significant amount of evidence to tell us what happened. What we are focusing on now is why did this happen. What are the events that transpired in the moments leading up to this very serious crime … that’s something that may take some time for us to fully understand.”
