Canada stabbing spree suspect dead – another still at large, police say
- Police launched a manhunt for Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30, suspected of killing 11 people and wounding 19 on Sunday
- Indigenous leaders said the attacks were drugs-related – ‘The drug problem we have here is rampant, it’s gone out of control’, a victim’s brother said
Canadian police found one of the suspects in a mass stabbing spree dead on Monday while the other suspect, his brother, remained at large.
The brothers had been suspected of murdering 10 people and wounding 19 in a stabbing rampage that devastated an indigenous community in Saskatchewan on Sunday.
The attacks were among the deadliest in Canada’s modern history. Police said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted, while others were apparently random.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead on the James Smith Cree Nation and his brother, Myles Sanderson, 30, “may have sustained injuries” and may be seeking medical attention, said Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police, at a news conference.
With the death of one Sanderson brother and the injury to the other, the casualty count now stood at 11 dead and 19 injured, Blackmore said.
Damien Sanderson’s body was found outdoors in a heavily grassy area near a house that was being examined, she said.