A days-long hunt for the second suspect in a stabbing spree in an isolated Indigenous village in western Canada came to an end on Wednesday when police confirmed the 32-year-old died in custody.
Rhonda Blackmore, assistant commissioner and chief of the Saskatchewan division of the RCMP Myles Sanderson “fell into medical difficulty” shortly after being detained in Saskatchewan, according to Rhonda Blackmore, who also stated that he was transferred to a hospital where he was later, pronounced dead. Our province is exhaling a sigh of relief as of this evening, Blackmore stated.
She omitted all further explanations of the situation. An official stated that Myles Sanderson passed away from self-inflicted wounds after Saskatchewan police forced the stolen vehicle he was operating off the road. According to a statement from the Saskatchewan division of the RCMP, Myles Sanderson was “found and taken into police custody” close to the town of Rosthern at 3.30 p.m.
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Ten people were killed and 18 others were hurt in a stabbing spree on Sunday at the James Smith Cree Nation and the hamlet of Weldon. He and his brother Damien Sanderson were the suspects.
As the search was taking place, a province-wide alert was withdrawn. “To the men and women in uniform who have worked day and night to track down and apprehend this deadly criminal, thank you,” tweeted Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in response to the arrest.
A man carrying a knife had been seen nearby, prompting police to issue an emergency alert in the town of Wakaw about 30 minutes before the arrest. Rosthern may be reached from Wakaw in around 30 minutes by car. Law police issued a prompt warning to Wakaw residents to take cover. The only surviving suspect in the case is Myles Anderson.
The body of Damien Sanderson was discovered on Monday at the scene of the stabbings, the James Smith Cree Nation, about 11.30 a.m. The Saskatchewan RCMP Forensic Investigation Section later determined that it was indeed his corpse. According to Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, “We can confirm he has obvious injuries, not considered to be self-inflicted at this moment.”
The victims’ names were also made public by the police. Ten of them came from Weldon, with nine coming from the James Smith Cree Nation. They were four women and six males, ranging in age from 23 to 78.
A 32-year-old man named Myles Sanderson was sought by police as part of the ongoing inquiry into the September 4 homicides. He was charged with several offences, including three murder-related ones, and was “wanted on a Canada-wide Warrant for his capture.”
Myles Anderson was believed to be holed up in a home in the James Cree First Nations or close by, according to the Regina Leader-Post, which stated that dozens of vehicles, a heavily-armed truck, and a police helicopter searched the area. The search, however, turned up nothing.
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According to a story in Global News, Myles Anderson was released early from jail this year because authorities thought he “would not present an unreasonable risk to society if released as necessary,” according to a Parole Board of Canada document.
That made reference to the requirement for release after serving two-thirds of a sentence. He was taken into custody in June 2018. According to the publication, he was a history-sheeter with 59 criminal offences. The Board will now examine its decision to release him.
