Stabbing in Canada: Damien Sanderson, one of the two suspects of the attacks, found dead, his brother Miles still at large
Steph Deschamps / September 6, 2022
One of the two suspects in Sunday's attacks in Canada has died and his body was found in one of the communities where the killings took place, police said Monday.
Damien Sanderson's body bore several visible injuries. The other suspect, his brother, Miles Sanderson, is still at large and may have been injured as well, she added at a press conference.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had lamented earlier in the day that such deadly attacks had become all too common in the country.
Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of the two men identified as Damien Sanderson and Miles Sanderson, aged 31 and 30 respectively - police did not say whether they were related.
No information on the victims was immediately released by authorities. But the majority of them are Aboriginal. Aboriginal people make up about 5 percent of Canada's population of 38 million and live in communities often ravaged by unemployment and poverty. According to police, some victims were targeted by the suspects and others were attacked at random.