Police in Saskatchewan, Canada, say two suspects are at large after 10 people were killed and 15 wounded in stabbings at 13 different locations on Sunday.
The Royal Saskatchewan Canadian Mounted Police have identified Damien Sanderson and Miles Sanderson as the two suspects in the stabbings. They were driving a black Nissan Rogue with registration number SK 119 MPI, police said.
The Sandersons are armed and dangerous, police said. RCMP warned people not to leave their seats, seek shelter and not pick up hitchhikers.
Canadian police say multiple people have died at 13 locations in two Saskatchewan communities.
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The stabbings took place between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, located northeast of Saskatoon, police said.
“At this stage of our investigation, we believe some of the victims were targeted by the suspects and others were attacked randomly,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said in a statement.
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks as Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, looks on during a news conference at RCMP ‘F’ Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien is believed to Sanderson and Miles Sanderson stabbed and killed 10 people between the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, and the pair are currently at large.
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Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks next to images of Damien Sanderson and Miles Sanderson during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ‘F’ Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, September 4, 2022. Police said the two stabbed and killed many people in various locations between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, and are currently at large.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement Sunday saying, “I am shocked and devastated by the horrific attacks today on the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, which claimed the lives of 10 people and injured many others.”
“As Canadians, we grieve with all those affected by this tragic violence and with the people of Saskatchewan. We wish full and speedy recovery to the injured,” he said.
ABC News’ Matt Foster and Teddy Grant contributed to this report.
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