Police think that several students from Vancouver high school were involved in an incident last week during which people waiting for a bus stop was hit by Spray Bear.
It occurred last Tuesday on Hastings Street near Templeton Drive, a few houses in Templeton high school.
A video published on social networks shows a person dressed in black crossing the street before removing a cartridge and spraying people with a substance. They then cross Hastings Street.
Vancouver police said they had spoken to both victims and witnesses, and believe that the suspects are students from a neighboring high school.
A local parent told Global News that his son had arrived at the scene shortly after taking off the suspects.
“He and his friends talked about it a lot and the children nowadays do not admit when things stressed them, but I cannot imagine that this was not the case. This is a very traumatic experience,” said Maia Griffiths, whose son attends in Templeton.
“Usually, when something happens traumatic, there is an email that leaves parents and an offer of help to all the children who struggle with everything it is, and there is nothing like it so far.”
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In a statement, the Vancouver School Board said that security remains an absolute priority and that the bear spray is prohibited on the property of the school.
However, he added that the incident occurred after school hours and school goods.
“This is a police incident and a VPD survey is underway. In cases with incidents outside of class hours, school staff work directly with VPD if / as they need,” said the district.
Vancouver police said that she was working with administrators and that an investigation was underway.
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