Twin brothers identified as armed bank robbers killed by police in Saanich, B.C.
RCMP officers in Saanich, B.C., have recognized 22-year-old twin brothers Matthew and Isaac Auchterlonie as the 2 armed financial institution robbers who had been killed by police in a shootout on Tuesday.
Six law enforcement officials had been injured within the shootout late Tuesday morning on the Financial institution of Montreal in Saanich on southern Vancouver Island.
Police additionally stated they needed to eliminate explosive units that had been in a automobile related to the suspects on Thursday.
The Auchterlonie brothers, each 22, had been from Duncan, about 60 km northwest of Victoria. In response to RCMP, neither of the brothers had felony data; they weren’t beforehand recognized to police.
“There are nonetheless many questions and investigation efforts that have to happen as a way to absolutely perceive what occurred and why,” stated Cpl. Alex Bérubé at a Saturday information convention.
“The motive behind the armed theft and subsequent alternate of gunfire with police has not but been decided.”
The Vancouver Island Built-in Main Crime Unit (VIIMCU) is main the investigation. The Impartial Investigations Workplace, the oversight physique which critiques all police actions that end in demise or critical hurt, can also be investigating.
Bérubé stated police had spoken to the household of the suspects, who had been cooperating with the investigation. The B.C. Coroners Service recognized the brothers on Friday, in keeping with Bérubé.
Police stated they’re nonetheless in search of public suggestions concerning the suspects’ automotive, a white 1992 Toyota Camry with two black racing stripes over the hood and roof.
They’re asking anybody with any data concerning both the brothers or their automotive to contact VIIMCU at 250-380-6211.
