Police in Vancouver say a man accused of sucker-punching a stranger on a busy downtown street late last month is facing charges and is accused of two other assaults in the span of just a few days.
The Vancouver Police Department had appealed to the public for help in finding the suspect after surveillance video captured him punching a man in the face in what it says was an unprovoked attack near Granville and Georgia streets on Nov. 28.
A 29-year-old man is now facing assault charges in relation to the incident, and the VPD says he has also been charged in relation to a Nov. 24 assault near the Vancouver Art Gallery and a Nov. 25 assault near West Pender and Granville streets.
The VPD says the man was arrested on Dec. 3 near Library Square.
Police don’t believe any of the victims knew the suspect or had any sort of interaction with them before they were assaulted.