Saanich Bank Shooting

• A year after Saanich bank shootout, police say they need more boots on the ground

  Saanich police say they're at a "tipping point" with burnout and job-related stress piling up and officers still grappling with the effects of the 2022 firefight.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2023
  
• ‘There for each other’: Police, community healing 1 year after deadly Saanich bank shootout

  On June 28 last year, twin brothers entered a Bank of Montreal in Saanich in what appeared to be an attempted robbery. Their intention, however, was shoot and kill police.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2023
  
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• New details on guns, timeline of deadly Saanich bank shootout revealed in watchdog report

  Six officers were wounded and the two armed suspects were shot dead on June 28, after they entered a Bank of Montreal on Shelbourne Street around 11 a.m. 

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2022
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• RCMP silent on Saanich bank shooting as last injured officer released from hospital

  More than two months after the violent June 28 incident, the integrated RCMP unit leading the investigation remains silent on key details of the event.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2022
• Police officer injured in Saanich, B.C. bank shooting released from hospital

  Six officers were injured on June 28 after a gunfight with two armed robbers who had entered a Bank of Montreal on Shelbourne Street in Saanich around 11 a.m.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2022
• ‘We are humbled by your service’: Support pours in for B.C. officers injured in bank shooting

  “To the officers who were injured and to their families, our thoughts are with you and we are sending love as you move through the following days, weeks and months in recovery."

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2022