Bear spray attack leads to Vancouver high school evacuation
Posted June 15, 2022 4:21 pm.
Last Updated June 15, 2022 4:22 pm.
Killarney Secondary School in East Vancouver was evacuated Wednesday morning after a bear spray attack inside.
Police say they were called to the school near 49th Avenue and Kerr Street shortly after 9 a.m.
Vancouver police believe teens from another school are responsible for the attack.
“Investigators believe two teenaged suspects, who do not attend Killarney, entered the school just after 9 a.m. and attempted to assault a male student. The suspects deployed bear spray then fled in a vehicle,” the VPD said in a statement.
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About 2,000 people evacuated the building as firefighters and paramedics decontaminated staff and students who had been sprayed.
Some students were taken to the hospital as a precaution, but it’s unclear how many. There’s no word on their condition.
There’s no word on any arrests, but police have identified suspects. This is believed to have been a targeted incident.
This is the second time the Killarney Secondary School was evacuated this month. On May 2, staff and students were ordered out of the building due to an ammonia leak at the adjacent community centre.
