2022 Saanich shootout
On June 28, 2022, a shootout occurred between two gunmen and responding police officers following a robbery of a Bank of Montreal branch in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Both gunmen, later identified as twin brothers Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie, were killed by police, while six officers were injured, three of them severely.
| 2022 Saanich shootout | |
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The response of Saanich and Victoria Police departments to the robbery. | |
Location of the BMO Branch in Saanich, British Columbia | |
| Location | BMO Bank of Montreal (Shelbourne & Pear Branch), 3616 Shelbourne Street Saanich, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°27′32″N 123°20′00″W |
| Date | June 28, 2022 c. 11:00 a.m. (UTC−07:00) |
Attack type | Bank robbery, shootout, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Soviet SKS rifles |
| Deaths | 2 (both perpetrators) |
| Injured | 6 (police officers) |
| Perpetrators | Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie |
| Motive | Anti-police sentiment |
Following an investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, it was alleged that the robbery had been staged as a means of drawing police officers into an armed confrontation. The Auchterlonie brothers had been motived by anti-police sentiment and an opposition to government restrictions on firearms. The bank was selected at random by the brothers after they abandoned a larger attack planned for 2023.
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