RCMP Release Internal Review on James Smith Cree Mass Stabbing Tragedy

Saskatchewan RCMP released documents of an internal review into a mass killing and manhunt in September 2022, when one man terrorized the community, leaving nearly a dozen dead. The review into the mass stabbing says there was no underlying circumstance that interfered with the RCMP’s response. “The Review Team did not identify any common underlying circumstance that significantly impeded the RCMP’s ability to manage the response to the JSCN/Weldon event,” the report says. “At the same time, certain areas for growth were identified with the underlying purpose of enhancing responses to future, similar situations.” The document looks at the RCMP’s response to the stabbings by Myles Sanderson that left 11 people dead and 17 others injured in the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon. Sanderson was taken into custody three days after the killings and died within an hour of his arrest of a cocaine overdose....