Police and family members have confirmed that a man who suffered serious injuries from an assault in downtown Courtenay has died.
The 46-year-old man was found unconscious on a sidewalk in the 350-block of 6th Street on Tuesday, November 19th.
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According to RCMP, the man was at the Vancouver Island Regional Library with the suspect before the two got into an altercation that resulted in the victim sustaining a serious head injury.
Police believe that this was not a random incident and have identified a person of interest.
“This is a busy area in Courtenay and we are looking for witnesses who may have seen the dispute between these two men, a disturbance at the library, or may have video or dashcam footage from around the time of the assault,” said S/Sgt. Glen Breckon.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Comox Valley RCMP at (250) 338-1321 and refer to file 2019-17839.
Additionally, anyone with video footage can send it directly to the Comox Valley RCMP at
comoxvalleyrcmp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca and an investigator will follow up.
Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at http://comoxvalleycrimestoppers.bc.ca/.
