In the early hours of January 5, 2021 – just five days into the new year – the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) executed a man in cold bloo

In the early hours of January 5, 2021 – just five days into the new year – the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) executed a man in cold blood on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside (DTES).
The VPD claims it was called by paramedics at approximately 5AM to respond to a man “acting erratic and aggressive” outside the Grace Mansion at Princess and Hastings. Video footage of the incident depicts a man in clear mental distress: he is injured, completely unclothed, wandering the street and running headfirst into a glass door. The man, carrying an unidentified object over his shoulder, is then shot to death within seconds of approaching a VPD officer.
