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A suspect in one of Canada’s bloodiest massacres has been found dead while his brother and fellow suspect might be wounded but remains at large, Canadian police said Monday.
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray identified the deceased suspect as Damien Sanderson, 31, saying he was found near where 10 people were stabbed to death and 18 were injured early Sunday in at least 13 locations in an Indigenous community in Saskatchewan.
“His body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. We can confirm he has visible injuries. These injuries are not believed to be self inflicted,” said Rhonda Blackmore, assistant commissioner in charge of the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
She added that the circumstances that led to Damien Sanderson’s death remain unclear. Bray said younger brother Myles Sanderson, 30, is believed to be in Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan.
Blackmore said the public should be aware that Sanderson may seek medical attention, but warned, “Even if he is injured, it does not mean he is not still dangerous.”
A search was underway for the brothers across three Canadian provinces Monday, when the toll of wounded from the series of stabbing attacks in and around the James Smith Cree Nation increased to 18.
The suspects had been seen Sunday driving a black Nissan Rogue in Regina, 200 miles south of where the attacks happened. Regina is about 100 miles north of the Montana border, and U.S. border officials had been notified.
„We will not stop this investigation until we have those two safely in custody,“ Bray said Monday before Damien Sanderson’s body was found.Mass killings not as common in Canada
Mass killings are less common in Canada than in the United States.
The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history came in 2020, when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people.
