By The Canadian Press

Violence in Vancouver’s entertainment district leads to 5th homicide of 2016

Aug 12, 2016 | 10:15 AM

Vancouver has recorded its fifth homicide of 2016.

A 28-year-old woman has died after an attack early Thursday morning, outside a bar in Vancouver’s downtown entertainment district.

Const. Brian Montague says, in a release, that the unnamed victim was allegedly assaulted by two other women shortly after the three had a brief altercation inside the Caprice Nightclub.

Staff at the club intervened to stop the attack on the street, which occurred at about 2 a.m., and the victim was rushed to hospital but died Thursday night.

Officers arrested two suspects about 30 minutes after the assault.

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Montague says two women have been interviewed and released from custody pending further investigation and the results of an autopsy.

The Canadian Press