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A man allegedly caught on camera sucker-punching a stranger in Vancouver’s downtown last month has been charged with assaulting two more people in random attacks in the previous week.

Zachary Tyrell Shettell is now facing three assault charges in relation to a series of incidents that have underscored fears about public safety in Vancouver.

According to police, Shettell was arrested last week following the release of a video showing a man being punched in the face and knocked to the ground on Nov. 28 outside the Hudson’s Bay building in the heart of the city.

Shettell has since been charged with assaulting a 29-year-old man a few blocks to the north on Nov. 24. He then allegedly assaulted a 35-year-old man near the Vancouver Art Gallery the next day.

Vancouver police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in what they are calling an unprovoked attack on a …

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