Manhunt for suspect in Saskatchewan stabbings continues after search tip comes up empty

A manhunt for the fugitive suspect in the Saskatchewan mass killing continues today after a tense police search yesterday came up empty.

Myles Sanderson is wanted on first-degree murder charges after Saskatchewan RCMP say a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree First Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon on Sunday left 10 people dead and injured 18.

RCMP searched but did not find Sanderson after a reported sighting yesterday on the First Nation prompted police drones, tactical vehicles and a helicopter to descend on the community, with residents already on edge and grieving.

As the search enters its fourth day, police are asking the public to remain vigilant.


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After a possible sighting in Regina on the weekend of a vehicle driven by Sanderson, police Chief Evan Bray said late Tuesday afternoon the service no longer believes Sanderson is in the community.

His brother Damien Sanderson, who had also been a suspect in the killings, was found dead Monday in a grassy area not far from one of the crime scenes.

Myles Sanderson has a nearly two-decade-long criminal record and a propensity for violence when intoxicated, a parole board document says.

The Parole Board of Canada document from February says Myles Sanderson told the board that regular use of drugs and hard alcohol would make him “lose (his) mind” and get angry.

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