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Vancouver police arrest man in fatal Saturday-night stabbing

FILE - A Vancouver police cruiser seen in Commercial Drive. Simon Little / Global News

Vancouver police have arrested a murder suspect in a fatal stabbing in South Vancouver, Saturday night.

It happened around 9 p.m. near East 57th Avenue and Prince Edward Street.

The victim, 34-year-old Damien Franklin Leung, was rushed to hospital but did not survive.

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Police credit eye-witness descriptions with helping officers track the suspect down about a block from the scene of stabbing.

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Investigators say early indications are that the victim and suspect knew one another.

The 30-year-old suspect remains in custody.

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