Suspect in Saskatchewan Stabbing Spree Arrested

SASKATOON—RCMP says Myles Sanderson, the second suspect in the Saskatchewan stabbing spree that left 10 people dead, has been taken into custody.

Police say Sanderson was arrested around 3:30 p.m. local time near the town of Rosthern, which is about 65 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

The news came in a civil emergency alert that has been in effect in the province since the brutal stabbings on Sept. 4.

So far no details about his capture have been released, but the news came less than two hours after an emergency alert that said a person armed with a knife had stolen a vehicle and was last seen in the Wakaw area, which is about 100 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.

Police have been searching for Sanderson, 32, since Sunday morning, when 9 people were stabbed to death on the James Smith Cree Nation, and another man in the nearby town of Weldon was killed. Eighteen people were also injured in the attacks.

Myles Sanderson’s brother, Damien Sanderson, the other suspect in the attacks, was found dead in a grassy area on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 5. According to the police, the injuries were not self-inflicted.

RCMP say as updates become available, they will be made public on the Saskatchewan RCMP website.

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Doug Lett is a reporter based in Saskatoon.