Twins who took 22 people hostage at Victoria-area BMO branch last year harboured ‘deep-seated’ anger toward authority figures over gun-control laws
Police say two brothers they killed last year in a daytime shootout held a Victoria-area bank hostage only to draw out officers so they could try to murder as many of them as possible.
RCMP Corporal Alex Berube told a news conference that no one else helped the brothers in the lead-up to the June 28, 2021, shootout. He said the pair, who were triplets with a sister, were isolated from society and harbouring “deep-seated resentment and anger” toward authority figures, specifically over gun-control laws.
Cpl. Berube said the pair were unknown to police but had secretly been planning the attack since 2019, according to evidence seized at the house they shared with their mother. They had initially wanted to carry it out this spring, he said, but decided to do it sooner because they had to move out of their house and were worried their arsenal would be discovered if that happened.
Instagram posts discovered by The Globe showed Isaac glorifying violence toward state officials and police, and referencing the 1993 siege in Waco, Tex. He specifically mentioned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in relation to the federal government’s ban on the sale of handguns and its implementation of vaccine mandates.
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