Gassy Jack statue in Vancouver toppled during Women’s Memorial March

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The statue of John Deighton, more commonly known as Gassy Jack, was toppled Monday afternoon during the annual Downtown Eastside Women’s Memorial March.

Video shared online shows ropes being placed around the statue and then it falling while people crowded around to cheer.

For many, Gassy Jack is a symbol of oppression against Indigenous women and girls, noting he was 40 years old when he married a 12-year-old girl from the Squamish First Nation.

Vancouver police said in a release no one was injured in the incident and no arrests were made.