A pre-trial conference stemming from a March 2023 fatal stabbing outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks resumed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court.
Inderdeep Singh Gosal faces a second-degree murder charge after the stabbing, which occurred on Mar. 26, 2023 at the intersection of West Pender and Granville streets.
The victim, 37-year-old Paul Stanley Schmidt, was with his fiancée and their young daughter when he reportedly became involved in a confrontation with Gosal, 32 – allegedly over Gosal’s “vaping” near Schmidt’s child. The altercation escalated and Schmidt was fatally stabbed.
Bystanders quickly alerted a nearby police officer, leading to Gosal’s arrest at the scene. Authorities previously stated they do not believe Schmidt and Gosal knew each other prior to the incident.
The incident was captured on cell phone video by witnesses, and the footage circulated widely on social media platforms.
In the aftermath of Schmidt’s death, a GoFundMe campaign was established to support his fiancée and daughter. It raised more than $165,000 in only a few days.
Gosal attended the pre-trial conference by video phone for just a few minutes on Monday when it was decided the pretrial would continue Friday.
