By Valerie Zink
A Canadian news agency is reporting that Myles Sanderson (R), who was taken into custody earlier today, has died of self-inflicted injuries. Sanderson and his older brother Damien Sanderson (L) who was found dead on Monday, were suspects in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan on Sunday. Photo: Supplied / RCMP Saskatchewan
The suspect sought by Canadian authorities in a weekend stabbing spree that killed 10 people in and around an indigenous reserve in Saskatchewan has reportedly died of self-inflicted injuries, Canada's Global News agency has reported.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said earlier that Myles Sanderson, 30, was taken into custody near the town of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, about 100km southwest of the area where the killings occurred on Sunday.
Global News, citing multiple law enforcement sources, reported Sanderson surrendered to police and was taken away alive in an ambulance after a highway pursuit in which police rammed his vehicle off the road. He died shortly after of injuries authorities believe were self-inflicted.
His older brother and accused accomplice, Damien Sanderson, 31, was himself found slain on Monday, a day after the stabbing rampage, in a grassy area of the James Smith Cree Nation.
Police had said they were investigating whether the younger sibling might have killed his brother, and that Myles may have sustained injuries requiring medical attention.
There was no immediate official word of Myles Sanderson's death from Canadian authorities, who were expected to hold a news conference on Wednesday evening.
- Reuters