The culprit in a Canadian stabbing spree that resulted in 10 deaths and 19 injuries has died after being apprehended by police.
Myles Sanderson, 32, died after experiencing “medical distress” following his arrest on a Saskatchewan highway following a high-speed pursuit, according to police.
They offered no specifics. An unidentified official previously stated that Sanderson committed suicide.
Ten people are still hospitalized.
Three patients are in serious condition.
It is unclear what prompted the 13 separate murder scenes that occurred on Sunday. Both suspects, Myles Sanderson and his 31-year-old brother Damien, have been killed.
The majority of individuals killed in the massacre, as well as the suspects, were members of the indigenous James Smith Cree Nation.
On Monday, police discovered Damien’s body and are investigating if his brother murdered him.
Wednesday night, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore stated, “Our province is collectively breathing a sense of relief.”
She stated that authorities received a report of Myles Sanderson taking a vehicle from outside a residence earlier in the day. The homeowner was not hurt during the burglary.
Police pursued Sanderson as he fled at speeds of 150 km/h (93mph).
As authorities were arresting him, they discovered a knife in his truck, according to the police chief.
She said that he was arrested around 15:30 local time (22:30 BST) and sent to a hospital in Saskatoon, where he was pronounced dead.
The detention of Sanderson occurred shortly after Canadian mobile phone customers were warned to “take immediate shelter/shelter in place” due to the sighting of a knife-wielding guy driving a stolen white Chevrolet Avalanche near the town of Wakaw.
Wednesday at 14:00 local time, Sanderson allegedly broke into a woman’s rural property, according to CBC News.
According to her son, when the mother saw Sanderson approaching her front door, she locked it and took refuge in the bathroom of her bedroom.
Sanderson broke down the front door and entered the woman’s bedroom, telling her he would not harm her and asking her to come with him, but she refused, as reported by her son.
According to the woman’s son, the suspect stole her car keys, mobile phone, water, soft drink, and cigarettes. The woman contacted the police using a landline, according to CBC.
Earlier on Wednesday, the parents of the surviving brother requested that he turn himself in.
“I want to apologize for my kid, my sons,” their mother stated in an interview with CBC News.
“We don’t know the complete story, but I apologize to everyone who was injured and affected by this awful event.”
Myles Sanderson was facing first-degree murder accusations.
The parole board of Canada announced on Tuesday that it would investigate why he was freed from prison early while serving a four-year term for many violent offenses.
In February, the board stated that his release would “contribute to the protection of society” by facilitating his rehabilitation.
Police in Saskatoon have confirmed that they had been hunting for Myles Sanderson since May when he stopped meeting with his assigned caseworker and was designated as “at large.”
According to parole paperwork, he had a lengthy criminal history, including 59 convictions for assault, threats, and robbery since the age of 18.
According to court documents, Sanderson stabbed his in-laws Earl and Joyce Burns, two of the victims killed in Sunday’s spree, seven years prior.
“I want to know why the [parole] judgment was made,” Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino told reporters. I am quite concerned about what occurred here.
At an emotional news conference on Wednesday, the victims’ family expressed their “horror.”
Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, Mark Arcand, stated that his sister, Bonnie Goodvoice-Burns, sacrificed her life protecting her three children.
“One of the small boys was hiding behind a highchair watching the whole thing happen,” he claimed.
