Two men barricaded themselves with weapons inside a downtown Vancouver grocery store after allegedly bear-spraying two other people outside.
Vancouver police say two individuals were bear-sprayed near Burrard and Smithe streets just after 8 a.m. Friday (Oct. 21) morning. Following the attack, the two suspects entered a nearby grocery store and barricaded themselves inside the washroom.
The grocery store's staff called police for help and the store was closed to customers while a VPD crisis negotiator worked to safely resolve the situation, VPD Sgt. Steve Addison told Vancouver Is Awesome.
"The suspects surrendered to police just before 11 a.m. and were taken into custody. They’ve been taken to jail and our investigation into the bear spray attack is ongoing," he said.
The VPD believes the attack was unprovoked and that the victims did not know the suspects.
