Speaking to the media on Thursday, Saanich Police Chief Dean Duthie told reporters that police met with two suspects outside the BMO branch at 3600-block on Shelbourne Street, and met with them. Six police officers were injured in the shooting, with three more being treated for serious injuries, he said. “I could not be more excited or grateful for their actions in the most demanding conditions,” Duthie added. More are coming. An earlier version of this story is below Investigators will provide an update Thursday afternoon as they try to compose what happened when gunmen stormed a Montreal bank and took part in an exchange of gunfire that left two of the men dead and six police officers injured. CHEK News will broadcast the press conference at 3:30 p.m. from Saanich Police Headquarters here and at CHEK +. Police and investigators from the Independent Investigations Office, the independent BC watchdog investigating police-related cases of serious injury or death, returned from the bank to the 3600-block on Shelbourne Street on Thursday. The area remained behind police tape as police officers could be seen using metal detectors in the area. The cordoned off area was expanded as police continued their search, although some businesses in nearby Shelbourne Plaza were expected to be allowed back at some point during the day. Police move the tape back to Pear Street as the investigation continues after an exchange of gunfire at a Saanich bank @CHEK_News #yyj pic.twitter.com/ieA2NU4rn3 – Mackenzie Read (@MackenzieRead_) June 30, 2022 Some businesses in the mall opposite the BMO may be open to some owners, but officials say 6 will be closed by police. Many questions remain unanswered after Tuesday morning’s shooting, including who were the two gunmen, dressed in bodies, men who broke into a bank and shot at police – and what was their motive. Police also said that while there was “vague” information indicating that a possible third suspect was involved, they did not believe the public was in danger as they continued to gather information. A witness trapped inside the bank with the gunmen told CHEK News on Wednesday that he believed three suspects were involved. “I saw another gunman and then I checked myself that, my God,” I left my cell phone [in the office] “And I can not alert the police that there are three suspects, not two,” said Shelli Fryer. Questions also surround the suspect vehicle or vehicles involved. A police robot appeared to be searching the truck of a white Toyota Camry with black stripes near the scene of the shooting. He found explosive devices that were later transported to be safely destroyed in the Hartland landfill. There was also a white van at the scene, most likely a police officer, who later appeared with blood stained on the side. An RCMP robot investigates explosives found in a car near the scene of a deadly bank shootout in Saanich, June 28, 2022. (Photo courtesy of CBC News) Blood is seen on the door of a white van in the scene. June 28, 2022. The Vancouver Island RCMP Major Crime Unit has launched an investigation and the agency is still trying to confirm the identities of the two suspects who were killed in the shootout with police on Tuesday, Sgt spokesman Sgt said. Chris Manso. He also said it was not clear what the suspects intended to do with the explosives thrown, or what the nature of the devices was. Of the six police officers shot, three were released from custody and three remained in hospital, according to Sanic police on Wednesday afternoon. They each suffered injuries that were initially considered life-threatening and underwent “extensive surgery” and one police officer remains in the ICU, said Saanich Police Chief Dean Duthie. Anyone with information about the shooting or a possible third suspect is kindly requested to call the VIIMCU hotline at 250-380-6211. Police are investigating the scene of a deadly shootout near Saanich Bank that killed two suspects and injured six police officers. June 30, 2022. Police investigate the scene of a deadly shooting near a Saanich bank that killed two suspects and injured six police officers. June 30, 2022. A medical examiner at the scene of a deadly shootout near Saanich Bank that killed two suspects and injured six police officers. June 30, 2022.
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