Canadian police arrest suspect in mass stabbing that killed 10, ending three-day manhunt

  • 9/7/2022
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Canadian police have arrested the fugitive suspect in a mass stabbing that left 10 dead and 18 injured people on Sunday, putting an end to a three-day manhunt. “Myles Sanderson was located and taken into police custody near Rosthern, Saskatchewan at approximately 3.30pm today. There is no longer a risk to public safety relating to this investigation,” police said in a statement. The news came shortly after Sanderson’s parents issued an emotional plea for their son to turn himself in. Sanderson, 32, faces multiple murder charges for his role in a knife attack that devastated the Indigenous community of James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon. “Myles, my boy, turn yourself in. Please. You can do this,” his mother told CBC News. “Come back. Turn yourself in. Do the right thing.” Sanderson’s father also called on his son to surrender. “Myles, please, please turn yourself in. We don’t want no more hurt. I don’t want nobody hurt any more ... please, my son. I love you. Turn yourself in. Be safe,” he said. The arrest came hours after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and provincial coroner released the names of the 10 victims, whose ages ranged from 23 to 78. Eighteen other people were wounded in the rampage, which ranks among the worst acts of mass violence attacks in Canada’s modern history. Police said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted, while others were apparently random. Sanderson’s brother, Damien, 31, who was also suspected in the attack, was found dead on Monday near the sites of the attacks. Authorities say his injuries were not self-inflicted. Sanderson’s parents also acknowledged the pain their sons’ actions had caused as the public learned about the lives cut short. “I want to apologize for my son, my sons. We don’t know the whole story, but I want to apologize to everybody that was hurt and affected by this terrible situation,” his mother said. His father was also broken by sorrow. “I give all my sincere apologies to the families … From the bottom of my heart, I mean it,” the father said. “I am so sorry this happened. I don’t know what else to say, what to do … I wish it was a dream.” Sanderson’s arrest put an end to days of fear in the surrounding prairie region where fresh panic had been sparked by a string of false sitings of Sanderson. Saskatoon Tribal chief Mark Arcand, the brother of victim Bonnie Burns, said the last days have taken on a surreal quality. “This terrible tragedy that nobody wanted nobody and asked for nobody. It still feels like it’s a nightmare.” More details soon…

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