Homicide in the Gateway

Friday, July 09, 2010 09:04 AM

Prince George, B.C.- A young man is dead following an early morning altercation on 20th Avenue.

Police say around 03:20 am they were called to the 7 -11 convenient store on 20th Avenue to a report of a stabbing.

Upon attending the scene members located a male victim and he was transported to the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police are not releasing the victims name at this time due to notification of kin.

The Prince George Serious Crime Unit have one male in custody regarding the homicide.

At this point, police do not believe the altercation was gang related.

RCMP are asking anyone who may have witnessed an altercation or a suspicious occurrence around 3 am at the 7-11 store to please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250) 561-3300. If you would like to remain anonymous please call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Posted on Friday, July 09, 2010 09:04 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: He spoke on July 9 2010 1:37 PM

Let me guess

" Known to Police "

Posted by: bohemian on July 9 2010 2:36 PM

Thanks to Opinion250 for getting the area of the city correct. WTF is up with the CBC calling this area "downtown Prince George" all day?

Downtown has enough problems without being tarred as the location for this incident.

Posted by: Dragonmaster on July 9 2010 2:50 PM

"Downtown has enough problems without being tarred as the location for this incident"

Like it makes any difference!

Posted by: northerngurl on July 9 2010 3:27 PM

I think this is a terrible tragedy that a life has been lost as a result of this level of violence. I don't think that any neighbourhood is safe from this type of violence.

Posted by: bitter on July 9 2010 9:25 PM

A young man is dead WHY?? he is someones son. Things in this part of town are getting out of control.

Posted by: trueblue2 on July 9 2010 9:33 PM

Tragic. Within 24 hours there is a murder, an attempted kidnapping and assault, just a few blocks away. Another few blocks further and a crack shack is burned to the ground. Wonder if crack is a common denominator?

Posted by: gus on July 9 2010 10:51 PM

okay, so it was not downtown ..... how about uptown????

Downtown is the part of town that is "down" as in the part that is down far enough that it is in the new 200 year flood plain ......

uptown is far enough up that it is out of the flood plain ..... :-)

certainly not suburbia ......

Posted by: lmorge on July 10 2010 10:10 AM

Its in the bowl so I would consider it downtown. Besides PG isn't so big as to blur the borders. Considering 20th ave is a block or two from victoria st, its close enough for me. Actually in PG any murder should be considered close by. Bitter: I have 23 yrs on the job and "this part of town" has always been a high crime area. I don't know where the impression comes from that it never was.

Posted by: lmorge on July 10 2010 10:28 AM

Sorry, it actually runs into Victoria st....I was referring to 15th and vic.