Vancouver police identify victim in fatal Downtown Eastside stabbing

Vancouver police have named the man stabbed to death early Tuesday on theDowntown Eastside.

Police sayMark Eriksen, 51, was stabbed atMain and East Hastings just before 8 a.m.

According to police, the suspect approachedEriksen on a bicycleand exchanged a few words before the stabbing.

Eriksen was rushed to hospitalbut died from his injuriesa short time later.

Police say the attack was not random.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Vancouver Police Department at 604-717-2500 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.