Vancouver Police Hunt Suspect Who Punched Young Asian Woman in Unprovoked Assault

Police in Vancouver, Canada, are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who punched a young Asian woman in what they said was an unprovoked assault on April 12.

According to the Vancouver Police Department, the woman was approached by a man while standing at a bus stop on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver.

Surveillance footage released by police shows a man walk up to her, punch her in the face, and walk away. Police said there was no communication between the woman and the suspect prior to the assault.

Police describe the suspect as a white male in his mid-20s with a medium build. He was wearing a dark T-shirt with a distinctive deer emblem on the front, a grey long-sleeved shirt, and a beanie-style hat.

Police have reported an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the city. Twenty, they said, had been reported so far this year, compared with 12 for all of 2019. Credit: Vancouver Police Department via Storyful