Canadian police surround home in search for stabbing suspect

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By ROB GILLIES and ROBERT BUMSTED

JAMES SMITH CREE FIRST NATION, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police surrounded a residence with guns drawn Tuesday on an Indigenous reserve where a stabbing rampage took place over the weekend, as authorities warned people the remaining suspect might be in the area.

Police sent an emergency alert to phones asking people to shelter in place, saying the suspect, Myles Sanderson, may have been sighted on the James Smith Cree First Nation reserve. An Associated Press reporter heard people screaming and running and saw police surround a home. Police are barricading roads heading into the reserve.

An official familiar with the matter said it’s not confirmed if he’s inside but the alert was put as a precaution and for the safety of residents. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Authorities previously said he was believed to be in a different part of the province.



In this image taken from video, Canadian law enforcement personnel surrounded a residence on the James Smith Cree First Nation reservation in Saskatchewan, Canada, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, as they search for a suspect in a series of stabbings. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)


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[Ray Bruns]

1. Horrific!

[Lulu KC]

2. Thank you for posting

So many levels of tragedy in this story. I can't turn away.

[chowder66]

3. He wasn't found.

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK.—Myles Sanderson, the lone suspect left alive and on the run after a stabbing rampage left 11 dead, is not in James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan RCMP said Tuesday afternoon, three hours after a possible sighting triggered a lockdown of the community.

“As his whereabouts remain unknown, we urge the public to take appropriate precautions,” the RCMP said in a phone alert sent to people in the area at about 3 p.m. local time.




https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/09/06/saskatchewans-hunt-for-myles-sanderson-accused-in-deadly-stabbing-rampage-enters-third-day.html