On April 2nd, at approximately 7:40 pm Saanich Police attended a residence on Gorge Rd. W. for the report of a domestic dispute. Upon arriving officers learned that a male suspected to be involved in the dispute had already left the residence.
The man was later located in a vehicle in Royal Oak. When officers approached and attempted to arrest him, he fled at a high rate of speed. We did not pursue, and instead chose to try and locate him by other means.
At approximately 10:25 we were notified that the man had returned to the residence on Gorge Rd. W. When officers arrived, he was located in his vehicle which was prevented from fleeing again. He refused directions to exit the vehicle which caused the file to be reclassified as a barricade and the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) to be activated. While waiting for GVERT to arrive the subject produced a knife, threatened to harm the officers, and exited his vehicle. As a result of this action a single beanbag round was used on the man who retreated into his vehicle. Once GVERT arrived a Conductive Energy Weapon was used to safely take the man into custody. He was transported to hospital for assessment.
Thankfully no one received significant injuries as a result of this incident.
Jason Hallman | Communications Advisor