About 10 people have been proclaimed dead and 15 injured, in a stabbing spree in Saskatchewan province in Canada on Sunday. The Canadian police acknowledging the casualties, disclosed that they have commenced a manhunt for two suspects linked with the nation’s deadliest incidents of mass violence.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, at a media conference said that while responding to emergency calls, they found 10 dead in the remote Indigenous community of James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby town of Weldon, Saskatchewan.
She noted that at least 15 others were injured and had been taken to hospitals.
According to Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, “It is horrific what has occurred in our province today.
“We are actively looking for the two suspects.”
The attackers, who were said to have escaped in a vehicle, were identified as Myles and Damien Sanderson, aged 30 and 31 respectively, both with black hair and brown eyes.
The James Smith Cree Nation, with a population of 2,500, declared a local state of emergency, while many residents of Saskatchewan province were urged to shelter in place.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the attacks “horrific and heartbreaking” in a tweet, offering condolences and urging residents to heed authorities’ instructions.
Blackmore said authorities believe “some of the victims were targeted by the suspects and others were attacked randomly.
“To speak to a motive would be extremely difficult at this point in time,” she stated.