প্রকাশ: 29/06/2022
Canadian police shot dead two men and six officers were
wounded during a gunfight at a bank in British Columbia on Tuesday, and nearby
homes were evacuated after the discovery of a possible explosive device, police
said.
Emergency response team members arrived on the scene at the
Bank of Montreal in Saanich, on Vancouver Island, near the border with the U.S.
state of Washington, around 11 a.m. (1800 GMT), law enforcement said.
"This remains an ongoing police incident with a heavy
police presence in the area," Saanich police said on their website.
"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 to 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.
The suspects were "heavily armed" and initial
reports suggested they wore body armor, Saanich police chief Dean Duthie told a
news conference.
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," Duthie said.
Video posted on social media showed police officers and a
police dog in pursuit on foot with the sound of gunshots blazing. Police have
asked any witnesses to submit video evidence, CBC News reported.
"From what I know about that chaotic, tragic, dynamic,
violent scene, the fact that no citizens were injured in any way is truly
amazing," Duthie said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter he was
"shocked and saddened" by the violence.
"I'm 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," Trudeau said.
- Reuters
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