Suspect in deadly Canada stabbing attacks may have been sighted, police say

Myles Sanderson, one of the two suspects in a stabbing spree that left 10 people dead in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, was taken into custody Wednesday, police said. Sanderson’s brother, who is also suspected in the attacks, was found dead Monday. 

“Myles Sanderson was located and taken into police custody near Rosthern, SK at approximately 3:30 p.m. today,”  the province of Saskatchewan said in an emergency alert. “There is no longer a risk to public safety relating to this investigation.”

Sanderson is facing three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of break-and-enter.  

Shortly before Sanderson was apprehended, a person who was reported to be armed with a knife was sighted in the town of Wakaw and in the city of Prince Albert, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Wakaw is about 40 miles south of Prince Albert. Both are in Saskatchewan.

The person was spotted in a 2008 white Chevrolet Avalanche with Saskatchewan license plate No. 953 LPL. The vehicle was reported stolen at 2:10 p.m. local time, police said.

Sunday’s stabbing spree occurred in 13 separate locations throughout the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, authorities said. Police said that the death of Sanderson’s brother, 31-year-old Damien Sanderson, did not appear to be self-inflicted.

Along with the 10 fatalities, another 19 people were injured in the stabbing attack. 

Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks next to images of Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police “F” Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sept. 4, 2022. Police said the pair allegedly stabbed and killed multiple people in various locations between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon. Michael Bell / AP

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