10 killed, 15 injured in stabbings across Canadian communities

At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following multiple stabbings in communities in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Giving an update on the incident which occurred on Sunday, Rhonda Blackmore, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), at a media briefing, said two suspects have been identified as the perpetrators.

Describing the attack as “horrific”, Blackmore said 15 persons have been confirmed to have sustained injuries in the attack, and are receiving treatment in the hospital.

“At 5:40 this morning, the Saskatchewan divisional operations communications centre (DOCC) received a call reporting a stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation. In the following minutes, our DOCC received multiple calls reporting additional stabbings at different locations in the community,” she said.

“The suspects named were Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson. Melfort RCMP officers and other resources were immediately dispatched to the locations in the community to help the victims and to track the two suspects.”

The ACP said investigation confirmed that the suspects were travelling in a vehicle, while some persons were also attacked in Weldon, Saskatchewan.

She said subsequent updates showed that additional victims were “attacked randomly”.

“At this point in our investigation, we have located 10 deceased individuals in 13 locations in the community of James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan,” she said.

“Several additional victims have been injured, 15 of which at this point have been transported to various hospitals. There may be additional injured victims who transported themselves to various hospitals.”