Fugitive Suspect in Saskatchewan Stabbing Spree Dies Shortly After Arrest

Police and investigators are seen at the side of the road outside Rosthern, Sask., where a suspect of the Sept. 4 stabbing attacks was arrested, on Sept. 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

SASKATOON—The second suspect in the murders of 10 people in a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has died after going into medical distress shortly after his arrest.

At a news conference on the evening of Sept. 7, RCMP said a stolen white truck being driven by 32-year-old suspect Myles Sanderson was hunted down and “directed” into a ditch.