Police say a man who was punched in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has died.
Const. Tania Visintin says 36-year-old Neil Scarisbrick died on Monday.
He is Vancouver's 11th homicide victim this year.
Visintin says police believe the victim and suspect are known to each other, and there is no risk to the public.
The manager of a large north end business was violently assaulted over the weekend by an adult male shoplifter, who struck him over the head with a shopping bag containing several bottles.
BC ICE initiated the investigation, and determined the suspect resided in North Vancouver, and subsequently, the information was forwarded to the North Vancouver RCMP Detachment for further investigation, which resulted in the execution of a search warrant at a residence in North Vancouver, BC.
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