Sanderson, 32, and his brother, Damien, 31, have been charged with murder in the knife attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon on Sunday that killed 10 people and injured 18 in one of Canada’s deadliest mass killings. Damien Sanderson was found dead on the James Smith Cree Nation on Monday with injuries that authorities said did not appear to be self-inflicted. “Myles Sanderson was located and arrested by police near Rosthern, [Saskatchewan] at approximately 3:30 p.m. today,” the Royal Saskatchewan Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. “There is no longer a risk to public safety related to this investigation.” Family members celebrate loved ones, describe horror of stabbings Rosthern is about 80 miles southwest of the James Smith Cree Nation, where the killings began Sunday morning. Police received the first call at 5:40 a.m., followed by several others, about stabbings on the Native reserve. By the end of the day, the carnage was located at 13 different crime scenes. The victims, whose identities were released Wednesday, ranged in age from 23 to 78. All but one were from the James Smith Cree Nation. They included a mother who died protecting her children, an addiction counselor responding to an emergency call and a Canadian military veteran. “It’s a huge burden on a lot of people who are in custody,” Randy Hoback, a Canadian lawmaker who represents the part of Saskatchewan where the killings happened, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. breathing a big sigh of relief and I’ll sleep much better tonight.’ Mark Arcand, whose half-sister Bonnie Burns was stabbed in Saskatchewan, Canada, said she was killed by “senseless acts” at a Sept. 7 news conference. (Video: AP) After the stabbings, police said they believed Sanderson was in Regina, the provincial capital. On Tuesday, they converged on the James Smith Cree Nation after reports of him being seen there and urged residents to seek shelter. But later they found that it was not there and said where it was unknown. Police on Wednesday afternoon issued an emergency alert for Wakaw, a community about 20 miles east of Rosthern, after reports of a man with a knife driving a stolen white Chevrolet Avalanche. They said they believed it could be linked to the mass stabbing. Sanderson was arrested on the side of a road. Video broadcast by the CBC shows Avalanche surrounded by police vehicles. Police have not identified a motive for the killings. Since Sanderson was named as a suspect in Sunday’s attacks, Canadians have questioned why a man with 59 convictions as an adult and a violent criminal record spanning nearly two decades was on the streets. Police had been looking for him since May, when he was declared “unlawfully at large” after failing to report to his police officer. He was serving four years and four months for assault, robbery and other violent incidents, including stabbing two people with a fork, beating a man unconscious and repeatedly kicking a police officer in the head. in records from the Parole Board of Canada obtained by the Washington Post. Records said Sanderson began using drugs and alcohol when he was 12 and grew up in an environment where physical abuse and domestic violence were common. According to the records, Sanderson had said he got angry easily when drunk and that it was “different” when he was sober. He was granted statutory parole in August 2021. Canadian law requires certain federal offenders who have served two-thirds of their sentences to be released from prison and placed under direct supervision in their communities. Sanderson’s statutory parole was revoked in November after he was not forthcoming with his parole supervisor about cohabiting with an ex-wife, in violation of the terms of his statutory parole. “Your parole supervisor assessed that this situation indicated that you were in the cycle of domestic violence and that your risk was no longer manageable in the community,” the board wrote. The board lifted the suspension in February, writing that it “would not present an unreasonable risk” to the public. “Going forward, you must be honest and open with your parole officer,” he wrote. Marco Mendicino, Canada’s public safety minister, said this week that the board intends to reconsider its decision.
