West Vancouver police are looking for a suspect after a tiff between a driver and pedestrian escalated into a fullblown assault.
The incident of "parking lot rage" happened outside the Cactus Club Cafe at Park Royal
on Saturday night, just before 8:30 p.m. According to witnesses, the suspect was in a crosswalk and took exception to the way the driver was approaching.
When the man responded by spitting on the victim's vehicle, the driver got out, triggering the assault.
"As soon as this person steps out of the car, the pedestrian just charges at them, punches them in the face, knocks them to the ground and kicks them a couple times before leaving the area," said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman.
The suspect took off in a black, late model sedan.
Police described the wanted man as a white male, about five foot ten (175 centimetres) weighing roughly 220 pounds (100 kilograms). He was wearing a black jacket, tank top and jeans at the time of the assault.
"We have some video evidence and are waiting on additional (video) to see if it's going to be able to assist us identifying a suspect," Palmer said. "We did speak to a lot of witnesses at the scene at the time, but at this point, if anyone may have seen anything related to this and wasn't able to remain and speak with our investigators, we hope to get as much witness information as we can."
Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact the West Vancouver Police Department.
