The victim was a well-liked customer who intervened when some teenagers tried to steal from The Mex Liquor store on Ryan Road. “What surprised me most was not the fact that they stabbed the man. You know people do terrible things and make terrible mistakes. “It was the small regrets they had after the incident that they were standing there mocking the victims,” ​​said witness Ryan Lavoie. Lavoie went to the store around 10:45 a.m. Friday, after a customer was stabbed six times. The Mex liquor store in Courtenay appears on Sunday, June 12, 2022. (CHEK News) Just outside the front door, as the victim was lying on the ground, Lavois prevented two of the teenagers from moving again and they eventually fled. He later learned that three young men were trying to steal from the store when a customer intervened and stabbed them. “I’m quite hurt by this and I’m afraid for the community. “I am afraid of the evil in their hearts that provoked retaliation in their minds and they should not circulate in our community,” Lavois said. The Comox Valley RCMP confirms that police arrested three young men shortly after the knife and the main crime unit is continuing its investigation. “It’s a shame to see this city specifically going to hell with a cart, to be honest,” said Dave Taylor, a friend of the victim. The victim was 62-year-old Jeff Chapple. He was taken to Vancouver General Hospital on Friday after being stabbed. He has since undergone surgery and is in stable condition. “I’m very shocked to hear that, and then when I heard who he was, it was a lot more shocking because he’s just a great guy,” Taylor said. Taylor would like to see those involved fully punished under the law and says these events have a big impact on people. His ex was stabbed while working in the same liquor store in September 2020. “Just two days before what happened here on Friday, she finally managed to get here after a year and a half and that was a huge step up for her recovery,” Taylor said. “I’m sure it will be detrimental to her PTSD.” It is a crime that will have lasting effects, although Chapple is expected to recover from his injuries.

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