Police are investigating an assault in downtown Vancouver where a stranger hit a man in the face in an unprovoked attack.

Vancouver Police say the attack happened over the weekend on West Georgia Street in front of the Hudson91裸聊视频檚 Bay store, where surveillance cameras caught the assault on video.

The footage shows an identified suspect leaning near the store91裸聊视频檚 wall, then suddenly lunging at the 28-year-old victim as he walked by, striking him in the face with an elbow.

The attack knocked the victim onto the ground, while the male suspect is seen running away.

Police say the victim suffered facial injuries but didn91裸聊视频檛 need to go to the hospital.

Investigators are now asking for the public91裸聊视频檚 help in identifying the suspect and providing more details on the attack, as the video shows a number of people waiting at a nearby bus stop who witnessed the assault.

91裸聊视频淭hese eyewitnesses may have important information about the suspect91裸聊视频檚 behaviour and state of mind at the time of the assault,91裸聊视频� says Vancouver Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison in a written response.

91裸聊视频淕iven this level of random violence, we have serious concerns that another innocent person could be assaulted and badly injured by this suspect,91裸聊视频� Addison says. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 imperative that we work quickly to gather all evidence from eyewitnesses and take this person into custody as soon as possible.91裸聊视频�

Other unprovoked stranger attacks in September, just a few blocks away from the latest assault, led to the death of one person, while another man91裸聊视频檚 hand was cut off.

A 34-year-old man from White Rock was later arrested.