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Myles Sanderson, the second suspect in a mass stabbing in Canada’s Saskatchewan region last Sunday, died of self-inflicted injuries while being captured by police.
This was reported by the Canadian authorities on Wednesday.
His arrest was announced earlier, which occurred in the city of Rosthern, located in the same area where the attack that left 10 people dead and another 18 injured took place.
Recordings of the moment of the location of the fugitive show a white vehicle leaving the road surrounded by police cars.
When police captured the suspect, following an intense search that spanned three provinces, he was taken to Saskatoon’s Royal Teaching Hospital. But at the moment the origin of the alleged injuries is unknown.
After the violent incident, which took place last Sunday, ten victims remain hospitalized, three of them in critical condition.
News of the suspect’s capture came following an alert was sent to the mobile phones of Wakaw City residents on Wednesday to “seek immediate shelter/shelter-in-place” because a gunman had been seen. with a knife driving through the area.
Rosthern is 44 km west of Wakaw.
“I apologize for my children”
His brother, Damien Sandersonwas also suspected of having played a role in Sunday’s attacks in the countryside.
On Monday, police found his body and are now investigating whether Myles may have killed him during the chase.
image source, RCMP Saskatchewan
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the parents of both made a call for the still fugitive to surrender.
“I want to apologize for my son, my children,” his mother said in an interview with CBC News. “We don’t know the whole story, but I want to apologize to everyone who was hurt and affected by this terrible situation.”
