Passerby stabbed while shoplifting from Vancouver liquor store

A passerby was seriously injured Saturday after being stabbed by a shoplifter who tried to flee a liquor store in Vancouver’s Olympic Village neighborhood.

Vancouver police say the attack happened around 10:30 p.m., when a security guard tried to prevent a shoplifter from leaving the liquor store.

Police say the 63-year-old passerby intervened to help stop the alleged shoplifter and was stabbed by them.

Police said the stab wound was so severe that officers had to administer first aid by applying a tourniquet to slow the bleeding.

The shoplifting suspect, who fled the scene, was arrested along with three alleged accomplices shortly after midnight by patrolling officers in downtown Vancouver near Granville and Robson streets.

Police say they were able to identify the suspects from security footage, and that the alleged shoplifter is “expected to face criminal charges” upon further investigation.

All four people arrested in the case have been released on bail.