The man who was found unconscious at a bus stop earlier this week in the Downtown Eastside has died.
Vancouver police say that it appears 51-year-old Martin James MacDonald had been involved in an altercation some time before he was discovered on the sidewalk in front of the Astoria Hotel at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The Coquitlam resident was in serious medical distress.
Police say he may have hit his head as a result of the altercation.
Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he remained in critical condition before he died on Feb. 10.
A 42-year-old Vancouver man was arrested at the scene and has been released pending further investigation by the VPD’s Major Crime Section.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
