Canada mass stabbing: Timeline of events

Two men are wanted by Canadian authorities in conjunction with a mass stabbing that happened on Sunday in Saskatchewan, western Canada, and left at least 10 people dead and 15 injured. Following is the timeline of events as they unfolded.

5:40 am – Police initially start getting reports of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation at 5:40 in the morning. Rapidly following are further reports of additional attacks. Officers from the Melfort RCMP are sent to the reported sites.

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7:12 am – Residents of the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby municipalities of Candle Lake, Prince Albert, Melfort, Humboldt, and Rosthern receive a dangerous people alert at 7:12 am, warning them of stabbings being perpetrated by two male suspects and urging them to take shelter immediately. Later, this is expanded to include Manitoba and Alberta.

7:57 am – A revised alert containing the names, characteristics, and images of the two suspects, Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, is delivered to the same communities.

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8:20 am – The Saskatchewan province as a whole is placed on dangerous persons alert. It has been established that Myles Sanderson and Damian Sanderson are driving.

9:45 am – A fourth notice for dangerous people is sent to the entire province, saying that several victims had been discovered in various places, including one victim outside the James Smith Cree Nation in the Saskatchewan town of Weldon. According to the police, several victims may have been the victims of random attacks. The suspect car is described as a black Nissan Rogue with the Saskatchewan licence plate 119 MPI.

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12:07 pm – A fifth alert update is provided to the Saskatchewan population, informing them that the suspect car was spotted on Arcola Avenue in Regina, roughly 320 kilometres (200 miles) south of the attacks in the James Smith Cree Nation and the community of Weldon. The general population in Regina is urged to think about taking cover.

3:40 am – At a press conference held at 3:40 pm, the RCMP said that 10 persons had died and at least 15 had been injured.