The two officers are from the Saanich Police Department (SPD). In a statement Monday, police said one of the officers who was in the intensive care unit (ICU) after the June 28 shooting was recently removed from the ICU. “Our officers, civilian staff and volunteers are deeply inspired by the strength and determination of our two officers at the hospital as they continue to make daily improvements,” said Saanich Police Chief Dean Duthie. RCMP say Mathew, left, and Isaac Auchterlonie were the armed bank robbers killed in a shootout outside a Bank of Montreal in Saanich, BC, on June 28. Three Saanich police officers and three from the Victoria Police Department (VPD), all members of the emergency response team, were injured in the fight with 22-year-old twin brothers, Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie, from Duncan, BC, outside a Montreal bank. One SPD officer and three VPD officers are recovering at home. Members of the public look through the doors of the Saanich, BC police station on Thursday, June 30, 2022, where bouquets of flowers were placed in support of injured police officers. (Susana da Silva/CBC) The joint statement from the Saanich and Victoria police departments said officers and staff participated in information sessions with both peer support and a psychologist. “The Saanich Police Department continues to move forward on the road to recovery and healing, fueled in large part by community and inter-agency care, support, trust and confidence,” said Duthie. He says the affected officers are participating in job reintegration training, which includes exposure to firearms and adaptation to fire.
