The young victim was found bleeding and walking along the coastal wall.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) warns young people to remain vigilant after a series of violent incidents involving teenagers.
VPD investigations include several “swarms, robberies and reports of violent rituals designed to humiliate and humiliate peers,” the press release said. Since the spring break, police officers have also been confronted with “an alarming number of young people with imitation pistols, bear spray, brass knuckles and machetes” in the community.
Anyone who feels insecure should contact a VPD or someone they trust.
“Many teenagers are already injured and we are worried that the violence will escalate further,” said Sergeant Steve Addison, adding that police believe many juvenile crimes have not yet been reported.
“That is why we call on young people to come out if they are a victim of violence or if they have information that could prevent someone else from getting into a dangerous situation.
On April 24, a 13-year-old boy became friends online and attracted from West Vancouver to Stanley Park through social media. After he was in the park, a group of drunken teenagers “kicked, sprayed pepper and took his phone.” The group then attacked a 63-year-old man walking nearby.
Police say the victim was found “bloodied and walking along the coastal wall”.
More attacks on young people in Vancouver
On March 23, a 19-year-old man was walking at night near East Boulevard and West 41st Avenue when he was sprayed with a bear and robbed from his backpack by a group of six youths. By the time he immediately ran home and told a family member, the suspects had already left the area before police arrived at the scene.
On April 9, a young man held a pellet gun to a teenager’s head while sitting on the steps of an art gallery in Vancouver. However, the incident was reported to police only hours later, when VAG officers reviewed the security video. The victim was not released, but police are investigating.
In two separate incidents on April 16, 14- and 15-year-old boys were attacked and held with a knife while walking after dark in Kerrisdale. “The boys were robbed of backpacks, wallets and electronics after 15 to 20 teenagers were surrounded near East Boulevard and West 41st Avenue,” police said.
The VPD also warns parents and young people about the alarming tendency of teenagers to “swarm, attack and videotape peers in degrading and degrading harassment rituals.”
Typically, a group of teenagers will separate an individual by surrounding him and then “hit, kick and slap them until they fall to the ground before forcing them to kiss their attackers’ shoes,” police said.
Videos of the attacks are sometimes posted online.
“These incidents not only cause physical harm, they can lead to deep-seated emotional trauma that leaves permanent scars,” Addison added. “Unfortunately, the very nature of these incidents often deters victims from leaving because they fear retribution and further humiliation.
The VPD encourages parents to talk to their children about bullying and violence, and encourages teens with information about a crime to call the police or seek help from someone they trust.
The VPD’s Youth Services Division has set up a line of advice for anyone with information about the Stanley Park and Kerisdale swarms or the gun incident at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Anyone who has not yet spoken to the police has been asked to call 604-717-0614.
Anyone who is in immediate danger or has information about a crime should call 9-1-1 immediately.
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