Vancouver police investigating death of 19-year-old after Friday night assault

Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man following a Friday night assault.

They say the victim and the suspect had an altercation around 9:15 p.m. in the Downtown Eastside.

They say the man was allegedly assaulted with a weapon before the suspect ran off.

Police have identified the victim as Vancouver resident Dakota Saje Wildeman-McNeil.

They say Wildeman-McNeil was taken to hospital where he died.

This is Vancouver’s third homicide of 2019.

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