This was when David was found and was suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was conscious and appeared to be in shock when Emergency vehicles arrived. Witnesses claimed to have seen a crash in alley just prior to calling in. They reported that a yellow cab drove away and didn't get a good look at the driver. It turned out to have been David's cab had been stolen, he'd been robbed and stabbed.
David was able to say that it was a black man in his late 20's who had stabbed and robbed him. He said he picked him up at Seymour and Robson St. Police told cab companies to look out for the cab as it was stolen and the man driving it was dangerous.
David had been stabbed 24 times in his back, neck, head, and left hand, and went to Lions Gate Hospital in critical condition.
The Yellow Cab Co. dispatched information about the stolen cab over their computer dispatch system. At 9:49 one of their cab drivers spotted the cab traveling eastbound in the 100 block of West Hastings St in downtown. He lost the cab though. He was able to get a description of the man as "a dark-skinned male with a goatee, wearing glasses and a white ball cap." a composite drawing was done. Another cab driver found the abandoned cab at 10:03 at Dunlevy and Cordova St.
David, unfortunately, died two days later from his injuries.
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| Composite of Suspect |
SOURCES:
Royal Canadain Mounted Police
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