Human hunting in Canada. The towns of James Smith Crew Nation and Waledon woke up this Monday in mourning after several stab attacks left ten dead and fifteen wounded in these two isolated towns in Saskatchewan, a province of the country.
Although the population is still trying to understand the reasons that led the two suspects to take action, the authorities are actively searching for the latter.
• One of the bloodiest attacks in the country
Canadian police received a first call at 5:40 am local time reporting a stab attack at the James Smith Cree Nation, followed by others. Authorities recovered 10 bodies from the Aboriginal community and the nearby town of Weldon in the western province of Saskatchewan.
“Several other victims were injured, 15 of whom have so far been transported to various hospitals,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told a news conference.
A sign of the magnitude of the tragedy: the town of James Smith Cree Nation, which has 2,500 inhabitants, has declared a state of emergency at the local level. People in Saskatchewan have also been asked to stay home for safety reasons. The alert and search was also extended to the neighboring provinces of Manitoba and Alberta.
The country of the maple leaf has been affected in recent years by a succession of dramatic events. In January 2017, six people were killed and 19 injured in attacks on the Grand Mosque of Quebec. In April 2020, 22 people were killed by a shooter posing as a police officer in Nova Scotia, the deadliest killings on Canadian soil.
• Victims “targeted”, others “attacked at random”
Information on the victims of these attacks has not yet been released. However, Canadian police “believe” that some of those killed “were attacked by the suspects and others were attacked at random.”
“Talking about a pattern is extremely difficult right now,” added Rhonda Blackmore.
The fact that these attacks took place in a city populated by an Aboriginal community did not stop Bobby Cameron, leader of the Saskatchewan Federation of Sovereign Aboriginal Nations, from reacting. “This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities,” he wrote in a statement reported by Radio Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded by calling the attacks “horrible and heartbreaking.”
• Suspects still wanted, arrest warrant issued
The suspects were quickly identified: they are two men named Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, aged 30 and 31, with black hair and brown eyes. The two individuals, whose family ties have not been disclosed, apparently fled in a black Nissan Rogue. Police forces say they were deployed “to the maximum” to capture them.
“Unfortunately, both men remain at large despite relentless efforts throughout the night by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Regina Police,” Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said in a video posted on Twitter. .
The police estimate that the two suspects could be hiding in this city, capital of the province of Saskatchewan and which is located more than 300 kilometers south of the scene of the tragedy.
In his video, the Regina police chief again asked for evidence to locate the suspects. “We are confident that someone knows the whereabouts of these two (suspects) and has information that will be valuable to law enforcement,” said Evan Bray. Police have issued an arrest warrant for the two identified men.
Myles Sanderson was, according to the Saskatoon Police Department, wanted by law enforcement since last May for failing to comply with his judicial control. He had been sentenced to almost five years in prison, in particular for robbery.
Source: BFM TV
