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UPDATE: Police apprehend suspect in Port Coquitlam fatal stabbing

A suspect police said was "armed and dangerous" has been apprehended in connection with a fatal stabbing death of a 65-year-old man outside a Port Coquitlam pub last week.
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On Tuesday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced they were searching for James Ivan Meanny after Crown Counsel approved second-degree murder charges against the 34 year old. Police asked for the public's assistance in locating the suspect and he was apprehended within hours of an IHIT press conference.

A suspect police said was "armed and dangerous" has been apprehended in connection with a fatal stabbing death of a 65-year-old man outside a Port Coquitlam pub last week. 

On Tuesday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced they were searching for James Ivan Meanny after Crown Counsel approved second-degree murder charges against the 34 year old. Police asked for the public's assistance in locating the suspect and he was apprehended within hours of an IHIT press conference.

The charges stem from an incident outside the Shaughnessy Square mall in the 2000-block of Lougheed Highway where a fight broke out last Sunday at 3:15 p.m. When Mounties arrived on scene, they found 65-year-old Robert Harold Vidovich, a Coquitlam resident, suffering from multiple stab wounds. 

The victim was treated at the scene and taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The other man apparently fled on foot and the Lower Mainland District Police Dog Services were brought in but the suspect was not located. 

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