Category: stabbing in Saskatchewan

Inquests to Be Held Into Saskatchewan Stabbings, Death of Suspect in Custody

September 21, 2022
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Saskatchewan’s chief coroner says two public inquests are to be held following a deadly stabbing rampage northeast of Saskatoon on Sept. 4. One is to focus on 11 deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon. The other is to focus on the death of suspect Myles Sanderson in police…

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Ex-Mountie Says Hunt for Stabbing Suspect Complicated by Vast Open Space of Prairies

September 6, 2022
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A former Mountie says the vast open spaces of the Prairies could complicate the manhunt for one of the suspects in Sunday’s deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan. “This is a huge area, and there’s a whole lot of nothing,” said retired RCMP officer Sherry Benson-Podolchuk. “There’s a lot of places people can hide.” Her comments…

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Kelly Witchekan Was Arrested in Saskatoon Late Yesterday Evening

September 6, 2022
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A dangerous person alert issued for Witchekan Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after police arrested one of two suspects wanted in a shooting on the First Nation. Saskatchewan RCMP says Kelly Witchekan was arrested in Saskatoon late Monday evening. Police continue to look for 33-year-old Melvin Starblanket and say the public should…

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A Look at Some of the Victims in the Saskatchewan Stabbings

September 5, 2022
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The identities of some of those who died in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan are starting to emerge. Police say 10 people were killed on the weekend on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby community of Weldon. On Monday, the body of one of the two suspects in the attacks was also found…

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