RCMP Investigate Rental Dispute That Spawned Wild Brawl In Sooke, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Jul, 2016 12:25 PM

SOOKE, B.C. — Investigators on southern Vancouver Island are trying to determine why a dispute between a landlord and tenant escalated to a wild brawl in Sooke, west of Victoria.

RCMP say 10 people were involved, and weapons ranged from bear spray and a baseball bat to a steel pipe, brass knuckles, knives, and axes.

Four people were sent to hospital with various injuries, and the windows of two vehicles were smashed during the Friday night fracas.

Sooke RCMP say the fight started when a new tenant arrived with several other people to convince an existing tenant to leave the property.

Seven men and three woman were involved.

Police say assault and weapon offences are being considered against nine of the 10 participants. (CFAX)

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