Police in White Rock, B.C., say they are increasing patrols along the city’s waterfront area after a man was stabbed to death Tuesday night, two days after another man was stabbed and injured while sitting on a bench in the same area.
Family members have identified the victim in the fatal stabbing as 27-year-old Kulwinder Sohi of Surrey.
White Rock RCMP says it received a report of a man suffering from apparent stab wounds around 9:30 p.m. PT in the 15400 block of Marine Drive, a few blocks east of the White Rock Pier.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Rob Dixon said the man died at the scene. While officers arrived at the scene within minutes of the report, they couldn’t find the suspect, Dixon said.
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