Vancouver police ID suspect in racially motivated attack against elderly Asian man with dementia

Police say the suspect allegedly yelled racist remarks, including comments about COVID-19, at a 92-year-old man with dementia.

Vancouver police say numerous tips from the public have helped investigators identify the suspect in what appears to have been a racially motivated assault at an East Vancouver convenience store last month.

Police put out a call for help Wednesday and released a video of the March 13 incident.

The in-store surveillance video captured at a convenience store near Nanaimo Street and East 1st Avenue shows a white male who appears to be yelling at a 92-year-old Asian man, who police said has dementia. 

In a press release Wednesday, the VPD said the suspect in the attack was yelling racist comments about COVID-19.

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The suspect allegedly shoved the elderly man out of the store, which caused him to fall to the ground outside and hit his head.

In the surveillance video released by police, the suspect appears to help the elderly man sit up. But police say the suspect left before they arrived.

WATCH | Suspect pushes elderly man out of the convenience store door:

Police are asking the public for help identifying the suspect. They say he began yelling at a 92-year-old man with dementia, making comments about COVID-19, then shoved him, causing him to fall and hit his head outside a convenience store in East Vancouver on March 13. 1:33

Vancouver police are thanking the community for their tips and are continuing to ask anyone with information to call them at 604-717-2763 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. 

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