Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, was tragically stabbed to death in front of his 3-year-old daughter Erica. It’s alleged that the killer attacked Schmidt because he requested that he not use his vape in front of his toddler.
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The Attack
Schmidt and his daughter were at a coffee shop in Vancouver at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. His fiancée, Ashley Umali, was getting drinks.
A video was posted to social media of the tragic incident. The man sporadically stabbed Schmidt in the stomach. He stumbled to the ground in a pool of his blood.
Paul’s mother, Kathy Schmidt, shared additional details about the attack. The killer has been identified as Inderdeep Singh Gosa.
“This is so horribly wrong what happened. He was just trying to protect his daughter. I’m angry and I’m sad,” Kathy told the news outlet Vancouver Sun.
“It all started because he was vaping beside the baby. Ashley’s in shock — she watched the whole thing. She’s so devastated,” Schmidt continued.
Disheartening Tragedy
She was shocked that no one came to her son’s aid. “I was incredibly surprised that nobody from inside the Starbucks called for help, nobody outside called for help. It wasn’t until basically he was in dire straits that somebody flagged down an officer on the sidewalk.”
“What kind of world are we living in when you take your family to Starbucks in the middle of the afternoon and you’re attacked and killed, with many people standing around videotaping and watching?” she continued.
Gosa has been charged with second-degree murder. Paul’s mother would like the charge increased to first-degree. A charge in which prosecution would have to prove premeditation.
“He had a knife. I don’t carry a knife into a coffee shop, do you?”