Sunday, authorities reported that a spate of stabbing incidents in the Canadian state of Saskatchewan has resulted in at least 10 deaths and 15 hospitalizations. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported that two suspects were remained at large Sunday evening.
According to authorities, the stabbings occurred at thirteen various places throughout the James Smith Cree Nation and the community of Weldon.
The RCMP stated that they are searching for Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30, in connection with the stabbings. Damien Sanderson was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and approximately 155 pounds in weight. According to the police, Myles Sanderson is 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. They may be driving a black Nissan Rogue, according to police.
Two males are suspected in a series of stabbing incidents in Saskatchewan, Canada. Mounted Royal Canadian Police
RCMP Saskatchewan Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore stated that some of the victims appear to have been targeted by the suspects, while others appear to have been attacked at random. She was unable to provide a motive.
“Today’s events in our province are horrifying,” Blackmore stated.
The suspects were last seen in Regina, Saskatchewan’s capital, about lunchtime, according to the police. There have been no subsequent sightings.
“If you are in the Regina region, take precautions and consider seeking refuge in place.” Never leave a safe spot. NOT TO APPROACH strange individuals. Avoid picking up hitchhikers. Call 9-1-1 to report suspicious persons, crises, or information. The RCMP tweeted: “Do not expose police locations.”
Diane Shier, a resident of Weldon, was in her garden on Sunday morning when she spotted emergency personnel a few blocks away.
Shier reported that her neighbor, who lived with his grandson, was murdered. She wished to conceal the victim’s identity out of respect for his family.
She said, “I am quite upset since I lost a dear neighbor.”
The search for suspects was conducted as fans descended on Regina for a sold-out annual Labour Day game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
A statement from the Saskatchewan Roughriders about game day security. pic.twitter.com/JydhFxK7uw
4 September 2022 — Saskatchewan Roughriders (@skroughriders)
The Regina Police Service stated in a press release that, with the assistance of the Mounties, it was working on many fronts to locate and apprehend the individuals and had “deployed additional personnel for public safety around the city, including the football game at Mosaic Stadium.”
As the two suspects remained at large, the RCMP in Melfort, Saskatchewan increased the notice to include Manitoba and Alberta several hours later.
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, many individuals are being treated at multiple locations.
Anne Linemann, a spokesperson for the authority, said in an email, “A call for more staff was made to respond to the surge of injuries.”
Mark Oddan, spokesman for STARS Air Ambulance, stated that two helicopters from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and one from Regina were despatched.
Two of the ambulances transported patients to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, while the third transported a patient from a hospital near Weldon to Royal University.
Oddan stated that, due to privacy rules, he could not provide their ages, genders, or conditions.