Luis Rosas Saenz was stabbed to death on July 10, 2021, after leaving a house party near Southwest Marine Drive.
Vancouver police are appealing for witnesses to the killing of a 24-year-old man in the city’s Southlands neighbourhood three years ago.
Luis Rosas Saenz was stabbed to death on the morning of July 10, 2021, after leaving a house party near Southwest Marine Drive and West 57th Avenue.
“There are people in our community who witnessed this homicide, and others who may have information that could help bring the person responsible for this crime to justice,” said Sgt. Steve Addison in a statement on Thursday.
“We’re asking these people to come forward and tell us what they know, so we can obtain answers and accountability in this unsolved case.”
Passing motorists called police to report what they believed was a fight on the street shortly after 6:30 a.m. that day. The attackers fled.
A passerby provided first aid, but Saenz later died in hospital, said Addison.
Homicide investigators believe Saenz was leaving the party when he had an argument with a group of people outside the house. It’s believed Saenz was stabbed by a person in that group.
Homicide investigators have identified a suspect.
“There were eyewitnesses to this stabbing who have yet to come forward and co-operate with this investigation,” said Addison.
“Their evidence could be pivotal, and we’re asking them to do the right thing, work with our investigators, and help us solve this case.”
Addison also said there may have been passing motorists, or people with dashcam video, who witnessed the stabbing.
Anyone with information is asked to call VPD’s homicide unit at 604-717-2500. Anonymous tips can be reported to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.