10 dead and 18 injured in mass stabbings across Saskatchewan, Canada
At least 10 people are dead and another 18 have been wounded in a stabbing spree across 13 locations throughout the province of Saskatchewan, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
“It is horrific what has happened in our province today,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said in a press conference on Sunday.
Police said the victims were a mix of those chosen at random and some specifically targeted.
Officers are trying to find suspects Damien and Myles Sanderson, who were last seen driving a black Nissan Rogue with the Saskatchewan license plate 119 MPI.
In a Monday morning update, police chief Evan Bray said that officers are “confident” that someone out there knows the whereabouts of the two suspects, and made a plea for them to come forward with any relevant information.
“We will not stop this investigation until we have those two safely in custody,” he said in a Twitter address.
Residents of village Weldon in Saskatchewan identified 77-year-old Wes Petterson among the victims, while Lana Head, a mother of two, was identified as another one of the victims by her former partner.
‘It’s pretty horrific’: First Nation chief describes the horror he woke up to on Sunday morning
ICYMI: Chief Calvin Sanderson, Chakastaypasin Band, which is one of the communities that make up the James Smith Cree Nation, told the Saskatoon Star Phoenix that he had his cell phone off on Sunday, and was only alerted to the tragedy that had unfolded in his community when neighbours came to check in on him.
“Everyone’s been affected,” he told the local Saskatchewan news outlet.
“They were our relatives, friends. Mostly we’re all related here, so it’s pretty hard,” Mr Sanderson said. “It’s pretty horrific.”
Read the full story from the Saskatoon Star Phoenix here.
Graeme Massie5 September 2022 19:46
Everything we know about two suspects wanted in attacks that left 10 dead
Two men are suspected to have carried out a spate of stabbings across Saskatchewan in one of the deadliest mass killings in Canada’s history.
Myles Sanderson, 30, and Damien Sanderson, 31, were identified by police as the two suspects who they believe carried out a series of knife attacks at 13 different sites between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, a small village that lies about 25km to the southeast of where the first attacks were reported.
Read everything we know about the suspects, who remain at large, so far:
Everything we know about the two suspects in Saskatchewan stabbings
One of the suspects, Myles Sanderson, 30, was reportedly listed as ’unlawfully at large’ by Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers in May
Johanna Chisholm5 September 2022 19:15
Police charge both men and issue arrest warrant as injury total rises to 18
The RCMP in Saskatchewan sent out another public safety alert to the province on Monday morning, noting that the two suspects wanted had now been issued arrest warrants.
“Myles Sanderson is charged with: three counts, first degree murder, Section 235(1), Criminal Code; one count, attempted murder, Section 239(b), Criminal Code; and one count, break and enter – residence, Section 348(1)(b), Criminal Code,” tweeted CBC reported Sam Maciag in an update on Monday.
“Damien Sanderson is charged with: one count, first degree murder, Section 235(1), Criminal Code; one count, attempted murder, Section 239(b), Criminal Code; and one count, break and enter – residence, Section 348(1)(b), Criminal Code,” Maciag added in a follow-up to the thread.
The number of victims injured in the spate has risen to 18, the reporter added.
Johanna Chisholm5 September 2022 19:04
Manhunt suspect was listed as ‘unlawfully at large in May, officials report
One of the suspects wanted in connection with the deadly spate of stabbing attacks carried out on James Smith Cree Nation on Sunday morning…