Questions surround man’s death after altercation inside B.C. Starbucks
BURNABY, B.C. — Outside a busy Starbucks in Metro Vancouver, a black-and-white photograph of a young man in a suit and tie sits nestled among flowers, handwritten cards and a bright red ribbon that reads, “Michael.”
He has been identified in media reports as Michael Page-Vincelli, a 22-year-old who reportedly died after a shocking altercation inside the coffee shop that a witness says left him unconscious and bleeding on the floor.
The tragedy happened a month ago but the public only heard about it for the first time from the media this week. Police did not issue any statements and no charges have been laid.
A civil rights group is raising questions about why police kept the man’s death under wraps. And while media reports have portrayed the encounter as having broken out over a tossed cigarette butt, a witness who explained what he saw adds more details to the story.