Stabbings in Canada

[Lilith7]

Bloody hell - 10 people killed & about 15 injured.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/s...n-province

"A manhunt was underway in western Canada on Sunday night as police searched frantically for two men suspected in a series of stabbings that have killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others.

The bulk of the attacks targeted residents of James Smith Cree Nation, an Indigenous community of 3,400, with other injuries reported in the neighbouring village of Weldon, north-east of Saskatoon.

Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted police (RCMP) in Saskatchewan, told reporters on Sunday evening that police believed some of the victims were targeted and others were attacked randomly.
“It’s horrific what has occurred in our province today,” she said.
Police identified Damien and Myles Sanderson as the two suspects in the killings. Damien is is 31 years old, five feet seven inches (170cm) tall, weighing 155 pounds (70kg) with black hair and brown eyes.




Blackmore said the relationship between the suspects was unclear. She said there was no motive yet – but the men were presumed to be armed and dangerous.
Police began receiving reports early on Sunday morning from James Smith Cree Nation of a stabbing in the community. Within two hours, a dangerous persons alert was sent to residents in the area, asking them to shelter in place.
More alerts were sent as the scope of the attack, spread over at least 13 sites, became clearer."

[king1]

looks like one of them has turned on the other

On the second day of the search, authorities announced Damien Sanderson had been found dead near one of the stabbing scenes. His injuries were not self-inflicted, police said.

“His body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/...-inflicted

[harm_less]

looks like one of them has turned on the other

On the second day of the search, authorities announced Damien Sanderson had been found dead near one of the stabbing scenes. His injuries were not self-inflicted, police said.

“His body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/...-inflicted

Or one of their victims managed to exact a bit of payback.

[Lilith7]

looks like one of them has turned on the other

Or one of their victims managed to exact a bit of payback.

We might never know what happened. Those poor people who were attacked & it seems there was no reason for it.

[harm_less]

Or one of their victims managed to exact a bit of payback.

We might never know what happened. Those poor people who were attacked & it seems there was no reason for it.

One report I heard mentioned the area being "indigenous" so possibly ethnically motivated.

[C_T_Russell]

Time to ban all those dangerous knives me thinks.
And here we have supermarkets giving them away as free promos!

[Lilith7]

They've arrested the remaining suspect. There's some history with he & some others in the area.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/07/us/sa...index.html
The suspect in the mass stabbing in Canada was taken into custody Wednesday after a three-day manhunt, according to a tweet from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan.

The RCMP tweeted Myles Sanderson was taken into custody around 3:30 p.m. local time. Sanderson had been considered by police to be "armed and dangerous."
"There is no longer a risk to public safety relating to this investigation," RCMP tweeted.
Sanderson's arrest comes three days after 10 people were killed in the mass stabbing, and additional 18 people were injured. The victims ages ranged from 23 to 78 years old, authorities said.
Sanderson and his brother, Damien Sanderson, were identified as suspects shortly after the attacks. Damien Sanderson was found dead a day after the attacks with injuries that were not believed to be self-inflicted, police said."


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/world...ctims.html

The 32-year-old was the common-law husband of Mr. Burns’s daughter, and he told a parole board that granted his early release from prison this year that he intended to reunite with her. He and his brother, Damien, were both formally accused in the attacks.

Damien Sanderson, 31, was himself found stabbed to death — perhaps at the hand of his brother — on Monday.

At the James Smith Cree Nation, the reserve that bore the brunt of the attacks, residents on their porches rejoiced as word spread that the manhunt was over.

“They caught him, they caught him!” some said, hugging one another.

“There’s a real sense of relief,” said Shania Peters, 22, whose grandmother Gloria was killed in the attack. “A lot of people will sleep better tonight.”
It was not Mr. and Ms. Burns’s first confrontation with Myles Sanderson.

In January 2015, according to court records, Mr. Sanderson was charged with attempted murder after the police said he had repeatedly stabbed his father-in-law with a knife and wounded his mother-in-law. The records do not offer a reason for the assault."

[harm_less]

Remaining suspect sounds like he topped himself. Saves the expense of the court process I guess.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/7/...identified

[Lilith7]

That's probably the best result then. Those poor families will have to live with the after effects of his actions.