Vancouver police say a man has been charged with Chinatown East Thursday.
The incident happened near Hastings and Columbia streets around 2:40 p.m.
Witness Casandra Torres was working at a nearby construction site when she saw two men fighting.
“One of them had an ice pick and stabbed him several times,” she said.
“I was completely shocked.”
She said the attacker fled the scene with another woman.
Police said one person was detained nearby, but it was too early to say if they were a suspect.
The stabbing occurred in 32-year-old Japanese chef stabbed to death On our way home from get off work, we passed by the edge of Chinatown.
Police have not yet identified a suspect or a motive for the killing.
