The mountainous region of Vancouver Island publicly identified two shooters killed during a gun battle with police at a bank in Saanich on Tuesday.
The suspects are 22-year-old twin brothers Matthew and Isaac Ohitalony, BCRCMP's Vancouver Island Integrated Crime Unit confirmed at a press conference Saturday morning.
The man had no criminal record and was unknown to the police, said Cpl, a spokesperson for BCRCMP. Alex Belbe.
"The motive behind the armed robbery and the subsequent shootout with the police has not yet been determined," Belbe said.
This is the latest news update. The original story is as follows:
Police investigating a shooting at a bank in Saanich, British Columbia earlier this week will provide updates on the case at a press conference on Saturday.
CTV News will livestream the press conference on the video player at the top of this page.
In the last update on the investigation, police said Thursday that the two suspects who were shot dead by police during the incident have not yet been identified.
Three of the six officers injured in the incident were still hospitalized at the time.
Around 11:00 am on Tuesday, police were called to a branch of the Bank of Montreal on Shelbourne Street in Saanich, including a police officer from the heavily armed Greater Victoria emergency response team to report a bank robbery. rice field.
Police officers encountered two suspects as they left the bank, and the shootout continued.
After the first exchange of gun battles, police found an "improvised explosive device" in the suspect's car. It's called the 1992 Toyota Camry, a white 4-door with two black racing stripes on the hood. And the roof.
On Thursday, police asked to contact the person who saw the vehicle the week before the shooting.
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