A suspect stabbed people in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Wednesday and was shot by police officers, police said. Vancouver police said in a post on X that the stabbing happened near the main library in the downtown area of the Pacific Coast city.

According to the Vancouver Police Department, a "number of people" have been stabbed in downtown, and a suspect was shot.

There was a massive police presence at the intersection of Robson and Hamilton streets, with a 7/11 convenience store behind a police cordon.

A "number of people" were stabbed in downtown Vancouver Wednesday before the suspect was shot by police, authorities say.

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Police in Vancouver are on scene at what they describe as a "violent incident" involving multiple stabbings. According to a tweet posted by the VPD on X/Twitter, the incident is unfolding at Robson and Hamilton. "A number of people have been stabbed, and the suspect has been shot by police."

Police in Vancouver are on scene at what they describe as a "violent incident" involving multiple stabbings. According to a tweet posted by the VPD on X/Twitter, the incident is unfolding at Robson and Hamilton. "A number of people have been stabbed, and the suspect has been shot by police."

Vancouver police say a "number of people have been stabbed" and a suspect was shot by police in the city's downtown on Wednesday.