SAANICH, British Columbia, June 28 (Reuters) - 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 ...
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. , law enforcement said.
“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.” The suspects were “heavily armed” and initial reports suggested they wore body armor, Saanich police chief Dean Duthie told a news conference.