Man charged with murder after assault in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

A Vancouver Police Department (VPD) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

A suspect has been charged with murder following an assault in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood last month.

Authorities said the victim, 45-year-old Mark Andrew Roasa, was attacked by a stranger near Gore Avenue and Powell Street around 3 a.m. on Nov. 28.

Officers identified a suspect and arrested him over the weekend near Main Street and Terminal Avenue, the Vancouver Police Department said Tuesday.

The B.C. Prosecution Service has since approved one count of second-degree murder against 33-year-old Korey Robert Muskett.

Police said Muskett remains in custody.