Vancouver Police Seek Longboard-Carrying Witness in CRAB Park Homicide

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is renewing its call for the public's help identifying a potential witness in the September 23 homicide of Victor Charles McIntyre at CRAB Park, police said in a release on October 30.

Police describe the man as a potential witness. The release does not identify him as a suspect.

Man sought near Columbia and Keefer streets

Police said the man they want to identify was seen near Columbia and Keefer streets. According to the VPD, he was wearing:

• a black jacket over a red-and-blue shirt with white lettering
• black pants
• white shoes

Police said he was carrying a longboard.

One witness already identified

Investigators have identified one of the witnesses shown in an earlier public appeal, according to police. The man seen near Columbia and Keefer streets has not yet been identified.

How to contact police

Anyone with information is asked to call the VPD Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500.

Crime in Vancouver

Vancouver's Crime Severity Index was 83.51 in 2025, up 1.48% from the previous year, and its Violent Crime Severity Index was 80.67, according to Statistics Canada.