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July 2, 2022 • 20 minutes ago • 2 minutes reading • 22 comments Photo by Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie of Duncan, BC, provided by the RCMP of BC. Police identified the 22-year-old twin brothers as suspects in a shooting at the Bank of Montreal in Saanich on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. The brothers died during the shooting. Photo of HANDOUT / BC RCMP / jpg
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The 20-year-old twin brothers were responsible for the shooting that injured numerous police officers at a Saanich bank earlier this week, the RCMP alleged on Saturday.
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RCMP spokesman Cpl. Alex Berube identified the men as Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie, 22, of Duncan City, south of Vancouver Island.
The siblings attended Frances Kelsey High School in Mill Bay, according to a former classmate, who asked Postmedia to remain anonymous.
“Isaac and his brother mostly stayed alone” during high school hours, the former classmate said. “He never seemed to go out with anyone but themselves.”
A Reddit user shared what appeared to be an Instagram account of one of the brothers, Isaac, describing himself as a “World War II Pacific War enthusiast.”
The now deleted account includes photographs of assault rifles and ammunition, as well as hashtags in opposition to vaccine warrants and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The account also reposted messages from a national arms pressure group, the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights.
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A video posted to the account shows a letter from the Canadian Firearms Program announcing Ottawa’s decision on May 1, 2020 to reclassify several firearms as prohibited. In the letter, someone wrote the words “save your guns and don’t give up.” The letter is then thrown into the fire.
Six officers were shot and the brothers were killed in a shootout with police Tuesday in front of the Banco de Montreal branch.
Berube said officers have spoken to relatives of the twins, who are collaborating with the investigation.
Investigators are investigating the suspects’ backgrounds and said neither man had a criminal record nor was he known to police.
“We understand that publishing the names of the two dead can answer who, but there are still many outstanding questions and research efforts that need to be made to fully understand what happened and why,” Berube said at a conference. press. .
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“The motive for the armed robbery and the subsequent exchange of gunfire with the police has not yet been determined.”
Police have also confirmed that the twins are associated with a 1992 four-door white Toyota Camry that has two black racing stripes on the hood and roof, Berube said. The car was found with multiple explosives, which were removed and destroyed last week
Berube said the investigation so far has determined that there were only two suspects in the bank.
“However, we are still investigating whether anyone else was involved or associated with Tuesday’s events.”
No update was given on the condition of the injured officers.
Before that, Saanich Chief Const. Dean Duthie had said three of the officers remain in the hospital, including one who is in intensive care, while another will need more surgeries.
—With archives of Sarah Grochowski
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Two suspects killed, six officers injured after a shooting at Saanich’s bank
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