“Horrible and heartbreaking,” says Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a statement of support for the families of those killed in today’s attacks.
The attacks in Saskatchewan today are horrific and heartbreaking. I think of those who have lost a loved one and those who have been injured,” he said in a tweet issued at 7:30 p.m.
We are closely monitoring the situation and ask everyone to follow updates from local authorities. Thanks to all the brave first responders for their efforts on the ground.”
The attacks in Saskatchewan today are horrific and heartbreaking. I think of those who have lost a loved one and those who have been injured.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 4, 2022
Updated at 00.57 BST
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Additional personnel have been called in to help treat the victims as multiple patients are being treated at multiple locations, a Saskatchewan Health Authority spokesperson said in a statement.
Additional personnel were called in to respond to the influx of victims,” authority spokeswoman Anne Linemann said in an email to The Associated Press.
Stars Air Ambulance spokesman Mark Oddan said two helicopters were dispatched from Saskatoon and one from Regina.
He said two brought patients to Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, while the third brought a patient to Royal University from a hospital in Melfort, a short distance southeast of Weldon.
Oddan said that due to privacy laws, he could not disclose information about their ages, genders or conditions.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has also issued a statement to the community, describing the attacks as “senseless violence.”
There are no words to adequately describe the pain and loss caused by this senseless violence. All of Saskatchewan grieves with the victims and their families,” Moe tweeted Sunday evening.
I want to offer my deepest condolences on behalf of the government and people of Saskatchewan to all the family and friends of the victims of today’s terrible attacks.”
I want to offer my deepest condolences on behalf of the government and people of Saskatchewan to all the family and friends of the victims of today’s terrible attacks.
— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) September 4, 2022
“Horrible and heartbreaking,” says Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a statement of support for the families of those killed in today’s attacks.
The attacks in Saskatchewan today are horrific and heartbreaking. I think of those who have lost a loved one and those who have been injured,” he said in a tweet issued at 7:30 p.m.
We are closely monitoring the situation and ask everyone to follow updates from local authorities. Thanks to all the brave first responders for their efforts on the ground.”
The attacks in Saskatchewan today are horrific and heartbreaking. I think of those who have lost a loved one and those who have been injured.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 4, 2022
Updated at 00.57 BST
Suspects still at large
The search for two suspects, Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, is still ongoing as police urge residents not to approach suspicious individuals.
Both were said to have black hair and brown eyes and were possibly driving a black Nissan Rogue.
The Regina Police Service said in a press release that, with the assistance of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police, it was working on multiple fronts to locate and arrest the suspects and had “deployed additional public safety resources throughout the city, including the football match at Mosaic Stadium.
Authorities identified Damien Sanderson, left, and Myles Sanderson, right, who are now at large, as suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left several people dead and others injured. Photograph: AP
The alert first issued by RCMP in Melfort, Saskatchewan around 7 a.m. was expanded hours later to cover Manitoba and Alberta as the two suspects remained at large.
Police said the last information they had from the public was that the suspects were seen in Saskatchewan’s capital, Regina, around lunchtime.
If you are in the Regina area, please take precautions and consider sheltering in place,” the RCMP said in a message on Twitter.
Don’t leave a safe place. DO NOT APPROACH suspicious people. Don’t pick up hitchhikers. Report suspicious persons, emergencies or information to 9-1-1. Do not reveal police locations.”
Updated 01.04 BST
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner in Saskatchewan Rhonda Blackmore and Regina Police Chief Evan Bray spoke to the media earlier Sunday.
Blackmore confirmed that 10 people were killed and 15 others were injured in the attacks.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner in Saskatchewan Rhonda Blackmore and Regina Police Chief Evan Bray spoke to the media earlier Sunday. Photograph: Michael Bell/AP
Weldon resident Diane Shier said she was in her yard Sunday morning when she noticed emergency crews a couple of blocks away.
Shier said his neighbor, a man who lived with his grandson, had been killed.
I’m very upset because I’ve lost a good neighbor,” he told the Associated Press.
He said businesses in the village of about 200 people are usually closed on Sundays, but shops in larger surrounding communities had closed as a safety precaution.
Updated 01.04 BST
Authorities say they are investigating 13 crime scenes where people have been found dead or injured.
Some victims were attacked in the Cree Nation of James Smith and the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, police said.
Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan, said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted by the suspects, but others appeared to have been attacked at random. She did not provide a reason.
It’s horrible what happened in our province today,” Blackmore said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have released images of two men in connection with a dangerous person alert and have warned the community that both suspects remain at large.
Damien Sanderson, 31, is described as 5 feet 7 inches and 155 pounds, and Myles Sanderson, 30, is 6 feet 1 inch and 200 pounds.
Both were said to have black hair and brown eyes and were possibly driving a black Nissan Rogue.
Update no. 5 for Dangerous Person Alert issued by Melfort RCMP: #RCMPSK received a report that suspects may be traveling in the area of Arcola Ave around 11:45am in Regina, SK in a black Nissan Rogue with license SK 119 MPI. pic.twitter.com/dYlVTmP1CL
— RCMP Saskatchewan (@RCMPSK) September 4, 2022
Updated at 00.12 BST
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Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after stabbings at various sites on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, police said.
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Some of the victims appear to have been targeted by the suspects, but others appear to have been attacked at random, said Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan. She did not provide a reason.
Updated at 00.12 BST