Suspect charged in unprovoked attacks that left one dead, another with severed hand

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Brendan Colin McBride, a 34-year-old White Rock man, is facing one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault.

Published Sep 05, 2024 • 1 minute read

A suspect has been charged in a terrifying downtown attack that left one man dead and another with a severed hand.

Brendan Colin McBride, a 34-year-old White Rock man, is facing one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault.

On Wednesday at 7:38 a.m., Vancouver police were called to downtown Vancouver where a victim had been attacked near the Holy Rosary Cathedral at Dunsmuir and Richards streets. They found a 56-year-old man nearby who had been attacked with a knife on the steps of the church and was bleeding from his head; the man’s left hand had also been cut off.

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Eight minutes after the first attack, officers rushed to Queen Elizabeth Theatre at West Georgia and Hamilton streets where another man had been attacked. He died at the scene.

On Thursday, police identified the homicide victim as Francis David Laporte, 70.

The identity of the other victim has not been released, though police say he is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for his severed limb.

McBride remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 18.

Police are asking any witnesses or those with information about the attacks, who have yet to speak with investigators, to contact homicide police at 604-717-2500.

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