CANADA (GNB)– A woman was killed and a half-dozen people are injured after police in North Vancouver said a suspect stabbed them in and around a public library in a quiet suburb of the North Shore.
A suspect was in custody in connection with the lone wolf Saturday afternoon attack in North Vancouver, officials tweeted at 6 p.m.
“#ALERT: informing the public of multiple victims stabbed within & outside #LynnValley Library. One suspect in custody. Appears this was a lone suspect. No ongoing threat to public. We are still looking for potential additional victims. Any witnesses please call us at 604-985-1311”
The violence happened in and around the Lynn Valley library branch in the suburb, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Six people were taken to the hospital, emergency workers told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Their conditions were not immediately revealed.
A man who works at a bank across the street from the library told the outlet he witnessed the attacker being arrested after possibly being shot with rubber bullets by cops.
“The response from the police was tremendous,” Justin Prasad said, according to the CBC. “I’ve never seen so many cops in one area.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also offered condolences to the victims in a tweet later on Saturday.
“My heart is in North Vancouver tonight,” he wrote. “To everyone affected by this violent incident in Lynn Valley, know that all Canadians are keeping you in our thoughts and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.”
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