The second suspect in the massacre that killed 10 people on an Indian reservation in Canada died Wednesday of self-inflicted injuries after being arrested, Canadian authorities said.
Myles Sanderson, 32, was found near Rosthern, in the province of Saskatchewan, after police announced that a suspicious person, armed with a knife, had stolen a car in the small rural town in the northwest of the country.
A policeman linked to the process told the Associated Press (AP) that the vehicle in which Sanderson was following him was rammed by the police and he turned himself in.
The same source said that Sanderson committed suicide, but did not reveal further details about when the injuries were inflicted or when the death occurred.
Citing police sources, the BBC says that Myles Sanderson’s arrest followed a high-speed chase, and the suspect later died.
Videos and photos from the scene showed a white car on the side of the road, surrounded by police cars, with airbags deployed.
Myles Sanderson’s death comes two days after police located the body of the other person involved in the stabbings, brother Damien Sanderson, 31, on the Indian reservation.
Police said at the time that Damien died from injuries inflicted by another person and that they were investigating whether Myles Sanderson had killed his brother.
Several RCMP officers had traveled in recent days to the James Smith Cree Nation Indian Reservation, where the stabbings occurred on Sunday, in an attempt to find Sanderson, after receiving information about his possible presence in that community. .
Police did not reveal a possible motive for the attacks, but an indigenous leader in Saskatchewan linked them to a wave of violence and drug use in the community.
Canadian authorities consider Myles Sanderson and Damien Sanderson suspects in the multiple stabbings that killed 10 people and wounded 18 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby town of Weldon.
Myles Sanderson has been wanted since May 2022 for failing to comply with the conditions of his parole.
The suspect was sentenced to five years in prison for assault, robbery, willful misconduct and threats, but after being released on parole, he disappeared.
* News updated at 08:45
Source: TSF
