A police search ensued this morning after an incident in a house near Willows Beach.
The house on Esplanade Avenue was seen being cordoned off with police tape and authorities commenced a search of the surrounding area.
Two schools nearby – Willows Elementary and Glenlyon Norfolk School – were temporarily placed on lockdown, while the search was ongoing. The lockdown has since been lifted.
Update: Oak Bay police confirm a woman in her 40s was seriously injured after an intruder attacked her with a machete in her home at around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.
It is believed to be a random attack.
The suspect is still at large. He is described as a heavy set man in his 20s. He was wearing a brown jacket, dark pants with a blue and white handkerchief on his neck.
Under advisement from the Victoria and Oak Bay Police, GNS is no longer in hold and secure mode on either campus. Check email for more info
— Glenlyon Norfolk School (@glenlyonnorfolk) April 25, 2017
