Image: VPD / The Vancouver Police Department says a 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after he fatally stabbed a 37-year-old man outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks Sunday evening. The two men did not appear to know each other, but police are looking for evidence and cell-phone video of what led up to the fatal stabbing.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Stabbing outside Vancouver Starbucks

Charges laid in fatal stabbing outside downtown Vancouver Starbucks

Mar 28, 2023 | 8:53 AM

VANCOUVER — A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed a 37-year-old man outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks Sunday night (Mar. 26).

The Vancouver Sun reported that the fatal stabbing occurred after the victim asked the 32-year-old suspect to not vape near his child.

In a statement released Monday, Vancouver Police say Inderdeep Singh Gosal has been charged with second-degree murder.

Vancouver Police are seeking additional witnesses to the crime.

“We believe this homicide was witnessed by dozens of bystanders, and there may be people with information who have not yet come forward,” said Sergeant Steve Addison. “We particularly want to hear from anyone who was present in the moments before the stabbing, or anyone who has cell-phone video of the incident.”

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The fatal stabbing occurred around 5:40 p.m. on Sunday, following a brief altercation between two men outside the Starbucks at West Pender and Granville Street, near the city’s financial district.

A VPD constable patrolling in the area was flagged down moments after the stabbing, and arrested the suspect at the crime scene. Additional VPD officers tried to save the victim’s life by performing first aid, however he succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to hospital.

Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, has been identified as the victim. He is Vancouver’s sixth homicide victim of 2023.

Investigators do not believe the victim and suspect knew each other, however the circumstances that led up to the fatal stabbing remain under investigation.

Anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact VPD’s Major Crime Section at 604-717-2500.