Quoc The Cathedral Dang charged in fatal East Vancouver stabbing

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the city’s first homicide of 2026.

A young man has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in East Vancouver last week.

The victim, 48-year-old Christopher Jumal Sanderson, was found wounded near Commercial Drive and East 10^th Avenue on the night of Jan. 20.

He died after being taken to hospital.

Over the weekend, police executed a search warrant blocks away from the scene, at Commercial and East 13^th, and took a 22-year-old suspect into custody.

Quoc The Cathedral Dang has since been charged with one count of second-degree murder, authorities said.

Few other details have been shared with the public, including a potential motive for the stabbing.

In a statement, police spokesperson Const. Darren Wong told CTV News there “appears to be some familiarity” between the victim and suspect, but that authorities could not speak to the nature of their relationship.

Dang remained in custody Monday afternoon. His next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 9.