Overview
- Police identified the suspect as Tamara Jean Hamelin, 35, who has been charged with one count of assault and was remanded in custody after a bail hearing.
- Vancouver police said more charges are likely as the case develops, following her arrest around 4:20 p.m. Monday in the Downtown Eastside.
- Officers initially responded just after 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 10 to reports of multiple stabbings near David Lam Park, where three people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The known victim count has risen to seven after four additional people came forward, including another stabbing victim, a reported physical assault victim, and two people not physically injured.
- Victims are five men and two women between 23 and 59 years old, and investigators, who previously released suspect images, are urging tips to the VPD Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541.