Man charged after Vancouver convenience store shooting
Vancouver shooting arrest: suspect charged after a Mount Pleasant store attack See how video evidence led police to identify the accused and move the case forward
A 32yearold man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon after a shooting at a convenience store in Vancouver, police said.
The incident happened on Sept. 6 near Main Street and 16th Avenue in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Police said surveillance video and other evidence helped identify the suspect, Victor SorensenAvila.
According to police, the store clerk suffered serious injuries. The suspect was later arrested in Kamloops in an unrelated case and remains in custody there while awaiting a bail hearing.