10 dead and 15 injured in mass stabbings across Saskatchewan, Canada
At least 10 people are dead and another 15 have been wounded in a stabbing spree across 13 locations throughout the province of Saskatchewan, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
“It is horrific what has happened in our province today,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said in a press conference on Sunday.
Police said the victims were a mix of those chosen at random and some specifically targeted.
Officers are trying to find suspects Damien and Myles Sanderson, who were last seen driving a black Nissan Rogue with the Saskatchewan license plate 119 MPI.
Prime minister Justin Trudeau wrote on Twitter that the government was in “direct communication” with local authorities including the James Smith Cree Nation’s leadership, and “ready to assist in any way we can”.
“Those responsible for today’s abhorrent attacks must be fully brought to justice,” he said.
Residents of village Weldon in Saskatchewan identified 77-year-old Wes Petterson among the victims, while Lana Head, a mother of two, was identified as another one of the victims by her former partner.
