In Canada, One Of Two Brothers Suspected In Knife Attacks Found Dead – The HuffPost

HANDOUT / AFP Photos of Damien Sanderson (left) and Myles Sanderson (right), the two suspects in the stabbings in the province of Saskatchewan, published by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on September 4, 2022. HANDOUT / AFP photos of Myles Sanderson (left) and Damien Sanderson (right), the two suspects in the stabbings in the province of Saskatchewan, released by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on September 4, 2022. CANADA – The hunt continues. While Damien Sanderson, one of the two brothers suspected of having killed ten people on Sunday in Canada was found dead on Tuesday, September 5, the search is still continuing to find Myles, the second suspect of these attacks among the deadliest. of the country in recent years and the reason for which remains unexplained. While the police suspected a leak in Regina, the provincial capital located more than 300 km from the scene, the body of Damien Sanderson, 31, was finally discovered in the Aboriginal community where the murders took place. 1/2 Update for Dangerous Person Alert issued by Melfort RCMP: Damien Sanderson has been located deceased. #RCMPSK c… https://t.co/BP2Ur8Qyj6 — RCMP Saskatchewan (@RCMPSK) View tweet He had multiple “visible injuries” and was discovered “in a grassy area near a house” being investigated inspection, explained Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. “We cannot say for sure how Damian died, but he may have been killed by his brother,” she added. By evening, Myles was “still at large and is still considered armed and dangerous,” Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said in a video. The latter again asked residents to report “anything unusual or any information you may have that could help resolve this situation quickly”. The #RCMP is continuing to search for Myles Sanderson. Please continue to follow directions from police during this… https://t.co/bKKwRGHCGW — RCMP (@rcmpgrcpolice) View tweet police. He has already been wanted since last May for not having respected his judicial control, and had been sentenced to nearly five years in prison, in particular for theft. Anger and fear mingle among residents According to the latest official report, 18 people were injured, some seriously, in two isolated towns in the center-west of the country, in the province of Saskatchewan. As of Monday evening, 13 victims were still in hospital, four of them in critical condition, according to provincial health authorities. Since Sunday, in the middle of a long weekend in Canada, hundreds of police have been tracking the suspects in a huge area of ​​​​the prairie region. The killings affected an Indigenous community in James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby town of Weldon in Saskatchewan, a large, sparsely populated rural province in the mid-west of the country. You cannot view this content because you have refused the cookies associated with content from third parties. If you want to view this content, you can change your choices. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lamented on Monday that these types of deadly attacks have “become too common”. “This type of violence has no place in our country,” he said. Today’s attacks in Saskatchewan are horrific and heartbreaking. My thoughts are with those who have p… https://t.co/Vc2xhqTcL2 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) View tweet In the province, residents are in shock. “No one in this town ever goes to sleep again. They’re going to be terrified to open their door,” Ruby Works, who lives in Weldon, told local Saskatoon daily StarPhoenix. “I am tearful, I am angry,” Melissa Harp, another resident whose brother-in-law was killed, told the daily La Presse. According to the police, who did not give details of their identities, some victims were targeted by the suspects and others were randomly attacked. Among the first identified by Canadian media are a 77-year-old retiree, a female first aider and her 14-year-old nephew. The majority of the victims are indigenous. In Canada, they represent about 5% of the 38 million inhabitants, and live in communities often ravaged by unemployment and poverty. See also on The HuffPost: In the middle of a press conference, this Canadian politician swallows a bee You cannot view this content because you have refused the cookies associated with content from third parties. If you want to view this content, you can change your choices.