Canada: Two Gunmen Killed in Shootout at Canadian Bank
New Delhi: At least two gunmen have killed by security officers, and six officers were wounded during a gunfight at a bank in British Columbia on Tuesday.
The law enforcement has said, “Emergency response team members arrived on the scene at the Bank of Montreal in Saanich, on Vancouver Island, near the border with the US state of Washington, around 11 a.m. (1800 GMT),”
Saanich police said on their website said, “This remains an ongoing police incident with a heavy police presence in the area. Homes and businesses in close proximity to the scene of the incident have been evacuated due to the presence of a potential explosive device in a vehicle associated with the suspects,”
Later, police said they were lifting a shelter-in-place order but that the block near the bank remained closed over the potential bomb.
Saanich police chief Dean Duthie told the media, “Six officers were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, some of whom would soon be released but others “sustained very serious injuries and have been taken into surgery. The suspects were “heavily armed” and initial reports suggested they wore body armor.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter he was “shocked and saddened” by the violence. “I am keeping the police officers who were injured in today’s shooting – and their colleagues who also rushed towards danger to keep people safe – in my thoughts,” he added.
(Vinayak)
