22-year-old man dead after stabbing in Vancouver's Killarney neighbourhood

Vancouver police are investigating a homicide after a 22-year-old man was stabbed at a residence in Killarney Friday evening.

Police say the deathmarks the city's fifth homicide of 2023.

Officers were called to a home near Boundary Road and East 45th Avenue around 10 p.m. PT. They say the victim, Caleb Morin, was taken to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.

No arrests have been made.

Constable Tania Visintinsaid police do not believe there is a public safety risk related to the death.

"We do believe there was some sort of relationship between the victim and the suspect, we don't know how well they knew each other."

VPD did not provide a description or any information about the suspect.

Investigations are also underway for three other non-fatal stabbings that happened over Friday night into Saturday morning, two in the Downtown Eastside and one in the West End.

Visintin said four stabbings in the city in one night is an unusually high amount.

"These are all very serious incidents that strained the capacity of our front-line first responders," Visintin wrote in a news release.

Other stabbings

Moments after the VPDattendedto the Killarney homicide, officers in the Downtown Eastside responded whena 44-year-old man arrived at a hospital with serious stab wounds.

Police believe theincident happened between Gore Street and Dunlevy Avenue. A suspect has not yet been identified.

Then around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morninga witness alerted VPDthey saw a group of men kicking one man near Harwood and Burrard Street.

Police found a 36-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. A suspect has notbeen identified.

Hours later at6:30 a.m., staff at a shelter near Hastings and Carrall Street reported a stabbing to police. Officers arrived to find a man in his forties had been stabbed with non life-threatening injuries.

"We believe they are all separate and unrelated," said Visintin.

All three victims are expected to survive, and police do not believe there is an ongoing risk to the public at this time.

Police are asking anyone with information to call VPD's homicide unit at604-717-2500.