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Police Investigate Suspicious Incident On West Side Of Vancouver

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 May, 2016 11:25 AM
    Vancouver Police are investigating a suspicious incident on the west side of Vancouver after a man screamed for help and then disappeared into the night.
     
    Around 11 p.m. on May 12th, residents in the 2400 block of West 14th Avenue called police after hearing a man screaming for help. Another caller in the block phoned 9-1-1 after a man banged on their door.
     
    Callers reported seeing a second man lurking in the dark, and a number of vehicles on the street at the time of the incident, including what was thought to be a silver Jeep Wrangler.
     
    Investigators attended the scene and gathered evidence that has lead them to believe that someone may have been injured and was looking for a safe place to go.
     
    Anyone with information about this incident, who has not yet spoken to police, is asked to call the Vancouver Police Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541.

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