Victoria mother jumps out of townhouse window with child to avoid intruder

A Victoria family experienced an unwanted guest Tuesday afternoon, after a man dropped a loaded handgun fleeing police and broke into their townhome.

Just after 1:30 p.m. on March 22nd, VicPD officers observed a group standing outside a series of townhomes in the 2600-block of Dowler Place.

Upon spotting the officers, one man in the group turned and started to walk away, dropping a handgun to the ground as he fled towards the townhouses while being chased by the officers. 

Police said the suspect ran into a nearby townhome occupied by a mother, father and two young children who did not know the suspect.

When the suspect entered the home, he allegedly first encountered the mother in the front hallway and pushed her out of the way. 

Next, he came into contact with the father in the kitchen, who confronted him.

VicPD said the mother recovered herself, grabbed her youngest child and leaped out a first floor window to safety. 

While the father fought with the suspect, the mother handed the child off before re-entering the home to rescue her other child who was in an upstairs bedroom. 

The suspect was thrown out the back door into the backyard by the father before he leapt the fence into a neighbouring yard.

Additional VicPD officers were quickly on scene, entering the backyard where they met the father. 

The father was briefly held at gunpoint as officers worked to locate and identify the suspect. 

The suspect was located and taken into custody at gunpoint. He was transported to hospital for non-life threatening injuries received during his fight with the father. 

The father, mother and two children were not physically injured. 

Officers recovered the handgun and discovered it was loaded when dropped by the suspect. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident who has not yet spoken with police is asked to contact the VicPD at (250) 995-7654.