At least five people were injured when police exchanged fire with armed suspects who broke into a bank on Shelbourne Street on Tuesday. Two people have been arrested, but one suspect may still be at large, prompting police to advise locals to seek refuge. ADVISORY: LOCATION ON PLACE If you are in the area of ​​North Dairy Rd to Cedar Hill X Road & Richmond Rd to Cedar Hill Rd – please take their place. Two suspects are in custody. Police are investigating the area for a possible additional suspect. Please stay in your homes. # εεε – Saanich Police (@SaanichPolice) 28 June 2022 Residents of North Dairy Road to Cedar Hill Cross Road and Richmond Road to Cedar Hill Road were asked to take their place. The order remained in effect from 1:10 p.m., as police announced that they were continuing the search for a possible third suspect. Police also announced at 1:30 a.m. that they were evacuating homes and businesses near the scene, Bank of Montreal on Shelbourne Street, due to the presence of a possible explosive device. “Continue to avoid the area,” police said. Police officers at the scene of the shooting on Shelbourne Street in Saanich, June 28, 2022. (CHEK News) Police were called for the first time in the area of ​​Shelbourne and Pear streets after armed suspects were reported to the bank sometime between 11 and 11:30 a.m. Police urged the public to avoid the area as the police incident unfolded, telling CHEK News that it was an “evolving incident”. Police tweeted about 20 minutes later that they were “continuing to send officers” to the area and again appealed to people to avoid the area. Reports surfaced on social media from people who said they could hear gunshots in the area. The Emergency Health Services of BC. confirmed that several ambulances were called to the area around 11:20 a.m. Five patients were taken to hospital with unknown injuries. Their current situation is not known. EHS crews remained at the scene Tuesday afternoon. A video leaked to CHEK News shows several police officers running to the Bank of Montreal branch in Selbourne as gunshots are heard. The owner of Oregano’s Pizza, located at Shelbourne Plaza in Shelbourne in Pear, said he saw several police vehicles with lights on in front of McDonald’s in Shelbourne around 11:10 a.m., with another next to TD Bank. “Everyone had … their weapons on their sides,” said Jason Venkaya. “I knew something was wrong. About 10 minutes later we heard gunshots and they locked the square. “ Witness Mark Woolsey said he heard a “burst of gunfire” from Pear in Shelbourne before police told him to hide inside his workplace nearby. Speaking to a shooting witness in Saanich, Mark Woolsey, who said he heard a “burst of gunfire” from the corner of Pear and Shelbourne before being told to hide inside as dozens of police officers rushed to the fire with their guns out. @CHEK_News pic.twitter.com/kNRiRsrAC4 – Kori Sidaway (@korisidaway) June 28, 2022 Police have not yet confirmed whether the injured were police officers, suspects or civilians. Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes tweeted that the hearts of the area “go to the officers, the bank staff and our residents”, describing the situation as “terrible”. Our hearts go out to our officers, banking staff and residents υπάρχουν there are no words to describe how horrible this… – Fred Haynes, Saanich Mayor (@HaynesSaanich) June 28, 2022 The Office of Independent Investigations, which is investigating all police incidents leading to death or serious injury, confirmed to CHEK News that it is investigating Tuesday’s clash. Saanich police say that with many images and videos of the incident circulating on the internet, they have set up a “digital evidence collection portal” for witnesses to submit directly to investigators. This is breaking news. More follow.

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