Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help to identify three suspects involved in a daytime robbery in Chinatown that sent a senior to hospital last week.
According to police, an 85-year-old woman was walking near Main and Keefer around 9:30 a.m. on May 22nd when she was elbowed to the ground by a man.
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After she fell, two other men joined in and attempted to steal her purse. The woman held on, and the men fled east on Keefer Street without the purse.
As for the aftermath of the robbery, the senior suffered a broken hip and is recovering in hospital.
“This woman was just minding her own business and walking down a city street when she was attacked by three men,” says Constable Steve Addison, VPD.
“Violent crimes are traumatic experiences for everyone, but when one of our community’s most vulnerable is targeted, it strikes a new low”.
At this moment, police have not been able to identify the suspects.
Investigators believe the man who knocked the victim down was white, 40-years-old, about 5’10” and wearing glasses, a tan hat, and a blue shirt. A second male was Indigenous, in his 50s, carrying a red Budweiser bag, and had long grey hair. There is no description for the third male.
If you have any information, please call Vancouver Police detectives at 604-717-2541 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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