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Updated: One man charged following stabbing death outside John B Pub

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One man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Friday night’s stabbing death outside the John B Pub.

The B.C. Prosecution Service approved the charge against 32-year-old Timothy Vansnick.

Police initially arrested Vansnick and another man on Friday. The other man was released without charges.

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“We would like to thank the staff and patrons at the pub who rendered their assistance and did the right thing by co-operating with the police,” stated Sgt. Freda Fong, media relations officer with the RCMP’s homicide division.

Police were called to the Austin Avenue bar at about 9:42 p.m. on Friday after a 35-year-old man was fatally wounded.

Both bystanders and paramedics provided first-aid but the man died on the scene.

Anyone with video footage of the area or information about the case is asked to contact the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team at 1-877-551-4448 or at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

No one else was injured in the fight, according to Fong. Police could not confirm the type of weapon used.

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