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Man in his 30s stabbed in the Downtown Eastside

File photo UPDATE JULY 1, 2018: The man who was stabbed last week in the Downtown Eastside has succumbed to his injuries. The police are now investigating it as a homicide.

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UPDATE JULY 1, 2018:

The man who was stabbed last week in the Downtown Eastside has succumbed to his injuries. The police are now investigating it as a homicide.

The VPD have identified the victim as 26-year-old Surrey resident, Abeal Negussie Abera.

JUNE 24, 2018:

A man was stabbed in Vancouver in the alleyway south of Hastings, near Abbott.

VPD are calling it a "serious stabbing" which occurred following an altercation around 11am yesterday morning.

The victim appeared to be in his 30s and is in critical condition.

No arrests have been made, but in a statement police stated the attack was not random and that there's no risk to the general public.