Publication date: July 19, 2022 • 11 hours ago • 2 minutes read • 18 comments Brochure photo by Justin Mohrmann. The 29-year-old was fatally stabbed in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighborhood on July 11.
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A Vancouver woman has been charged in an attack by a stranger that claimed the life of a 29-year-old man.
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Vancouver resident Justin Mohrmann was walking near Smithe and Homer streets in Yaletown around 8:30 a.m. on July 11 when he was stabbed, police said. He was seriously injured and died in hospital. Vancouver police had located a suspect near the crime scene after witnesses called 911 to report the stabbing. On Tuesday, police announced charges against Lindsay Scott, 34. She was arrested without incident near Main and Hastings streets in the Downtown Eastside Sunday night and remains in custody. The police are familiar with Scott, but there is no evidence that Scott and Mohrmann know each other. “We believe they were strangers,” said VPD Sgt. Steve Addison. A person with the same name and year of birth as Scott is facing an assault charge stemming from a separate incident in Vancouver on the same day as the fatal stabbing.
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Police declined to say whether anything may have sparked the attack on Morman, saying findings would be revealed during the court process. Addison said the incident, which happened on a busy downtown Vancouver street during the morning rush hour, was troubling. “It’s irritating,” he said. “Everyone should be able to live their lives and move around the city without fear.” He acknowledged that the spate of violence by outsiders in the city has left some residents feeling unsafe and worried about safety. He said police are doing what they can, including redeploying officers to address community concerns and looking into unsolved cases where the offender and victim do not know each other. “We are making progress in identifying the perpetrators, making arrests and convictions, but obviously there is much more to do,” Addison said. Police released a photo of Mohrmann on Tuesday in hopes that someone who saw him before the stabbing could contact police as they continue to gather evidence. Anyone who may have had interactions with Scott on the morning of July 11th is also asked to contact police at 604-717-2500. [email protected] twitter.com/cherylchan
