Ahead of the two-year anniversary of a fatal shootout outside a Saanich bank, the police officer who helped lead the response recounts the day — and the recovery.
The leader of the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team had just 60 seconds to plan how to respond to a bank robbery and hostage-taking two years ago today.
When Musicco, who was driving the team’s white van, arrived on Shelbourne Street, he first drove past the bank but could see little of the interior.Officers in the van had been at another incident several kilometres away and had to rapidly change their mindset to face the new challenge, relying on years of intensive training. Musicco has spent 20 years as a police officer and 12 with the Emergency Response Team.
Musicco said he saw an opportunity to drive a physical wedge between the hostages and suspects and pulled the van up next to the bank’s entrance.As the van was taking fire, Musicco’s life flashed before his eyes. He drew his pistol to fire through the van’s windshield. One Victoria police officer injured that day is on a gradual-return-to-work program. Three Saanich officers remain off duty.
He will never forget community support in the aftermath. More than $270,000 was raised to support police officers recovering from injuries.
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