Canadian police reported Wednesday that they have arrested 30-year-old Myles Sanderson, the second suspect wanted in last weekend's wave of stabbings in which 10 people died in and around an indigenous tribal reservation.
The first appeared dead on Tuesday.
The police had just issued an alert on his whereabouts and has now canceled it: “Myles Sanderson has been located and taken into police custody near Rosthern, Saskatchewan, at approximately 3:30 p.m. today.
There is no longer a risk to public safety in connection with this investigation,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) provincial division said in a tweet.
The place where he has been detained is northeast of Saskatoon, the province's main city, and about 130 kilometers from the reservation where most of the attacks took place.
CANCELED: Dangerous Persons Alert issued by Melfort RCMP: Myles Sanderson was located and taken into police custody near Rosthern, SK at approximately 3:30 pm today.
There is no longer a risk to public safety relating to this investigation.
Updates to come.
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— RCMP Saskatchewan (@RCMPSK) September 7, 2022
His brother Damien Anderson, 31, was found dead with injuries that appear not to be self-inflicted, making him the 11th victim.
His body has been found in the area of the James Smith Indian Reservation where most of the attacks took place.
Myles Anderson already had a search warrant prior to the attacks this Sunday, in which the city of Saskatoon, the largest in the province, was identified as his last known whereabouts.
The police warned that he was armed and dangerous.
“Myles has a long criminal history involving both person and property crimes,” Rhonda Blackmore, a spokeswoman for the RCMP, said Monday.
One of the questions now is why he was free with such a long criminal history.
He had been released on bail and the authorities have indicated that he is going to investigate the circumstances in which he had been granted.
“To the men and women in uniform who have worked day and night to locate and apprehend this dangerous criminal, thank you.
We owe you all a great debt of gratitude,” Scott Moe, the premier of the Saskatchewan region, where the attacks took place, said on Twitter.
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