Bank robber brothers were looking to kill cops, police say
The motive for two brothers who were fatally shot by police during a Saanich bank robbery last June was to kill officers, not to get money, investigators said Friday.
Their family, who identified them for police, was shocked by what happened, police said, and the men were not known to police. None of the bank employees or customers, who were herded to a back part of the bank, were harmed physically. IIO investigation did not determine who fired first In its report, the B.C. Independent Investigations Office cleared police of any wrongdoing in the deaths of the robbers. The IIO, a civilian-oversight agency that examines police-related incidents involving death or serious injury, concluded that officers were justified in using lethal force.The investigation found the incident began just after 11 a.m. when the brothers drove into the parking lot.
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