Shootout at Canadian Bank in Saanich BC

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Saanich BC, two bank robbery suspects shot dead at the scene, 6 ERT members were wounded by gunfire, some very seriously

Chief Constable Dean Duthie... Saanich police updated the public today regarding a brazen daylight shootout between suspects in a bank robbery and a special ERT team known as GVERT for Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team.

The shootout resulted in two suspects being shot dead at the scene, PLUS, 6 GVERT team members receiving gunshot wounds.

All 6 ERT were transported to Emergency.

The area around the bank remained behind police lines and closed to the public as police searched the area for a possible 3rd suspect as well as a possible explosive device in a vehicle believed to be associated with the suspects...

Chief Constable Dean Duthie...
at a press conference today June 28, 2022

I can confirm that 2 suspects are dead and several members of GVERT have been transported to the hospital during an ongoing incident at a bank in Saanich today

A shelter-in-place advisory remains in effect for the area... north dairy road/ cedar hill crossroad... Richmond rd to cedar hill crossroad... as officers search for a potential 3rd suspect...

At approximately 11 am this morning officers with the GVERT responded to reports that two armed men had entered a Bank in 3600 block of Shelbourne street in Saanich... multiple officers responded to the scene and encountered the armed suspect who fired at police.... two suspects who were shot by police died at the scene... 6 GVERT members suffered gunshot wounds and were trans to hospital... at this time we anticipate some officers will be released following emergency treatment... whereas other officers sustained serious injuries and have been taken to surgery...

We will provide conditions for all officers as soon as we are able to...

We are keeping families updated and we are doing everything we can to support them and all other staff...

Three of the ERT are members of the Saanich police department.... three are with the Victoria police department.

At this time we do not believe any bank employees, customers or members of the public have been injured...

The incident is ongoing and there is a heavy police presence in the vicinity...

Homes and businesses in the vicinity have been evacuated due to the presence of a potential explosive device in a vehicle confirmed to be associated with the suspects...

The Saanich police response has been augmented by the RCMP and Victoria police department, Central Saanich police, Oak Bay police, and the West Shore RCMP...

Vancouver Island Major Crime is also assisting...

Since this was a police-involved shooting, the Independent Investigation Office (IIO) will be investigating the incident...

We will provide further updates regarding the emergency response

Updates can be found at https://twitter.com/SaanichPolice or vicpdcanada on Twitter

To the community of Saanich, I want you to know on this very challenging day, police service remains active and officers will continue to respond to your calls for service

The area lockdowns and shelter in place were lifted Tuesday evening