Killing in Saskatchewan | The second suspect was apprehended by the RCMP

The second Saskatchewan stabbing suspect, Myles Sanderson, was arrested Wednesday afternoon near Rosthern, four days after the attacks.

Posted at 6:09 p.m.
Updated at 6:18 p.m.

Delphine Belzile

Delphine Belzile
The Press

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed they brought Myles Sanderson to the police station near Rosthern in Saskatchewan around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday local time.

Myles Sanderson’s arrest came shortly after a warning emerged on Saskatchewan’s emergency alert system of a knife-wielding person driving a white Chevrolet Avalanche that had been reported stolen .


RCMP PHOTO BY REUTERS

Myles Sanderson

In the James Smith Cree Nation and village of Weldon on Sunday, ten people lost their lives and 18 were injured in knife attacks.

Another suspect, Sanderson’s brother, was found dead in a grassy area near one of the crime scenes on Monday.

Earlier Monday, a notice sent through Saskatchewan’s emergency alert system reported a person armed with a knife driving a stolen vehicle northeast of Saskatoon.

“There is no longer a public safety risk associated with this investigation,” the RCMP wrote on Twitter.

In collaboration with the Canadian Press


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