A hot, windy September day wound to another anxious end in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, as a manhunt continued for Myles Sanderson, the suspect in a weekend stabbing rampage that left 10 victims dead and 18 others injured in and around the James Smith Cree Nation.
Police presence remained noticeable both in the communities around the First Nation on Tuesday, and in Regina to the south, where police say Mr. Sanderson was seen driving a black Nissan Rogue on Sunday.
In Melfort, the closest city to the James Smith Cree Nation, vehicles lined the streets around the local RCMP detachment, with officers in tactical vests, plain clothing and RCMP uniforms coming in and out of the building throughout the day.
Tensions were particularly high on the First Nation, as the close-knit community grappled with a staggering loss of life and grievous injury, attention from media who have descended from around the world, and a dangerous suspect who is known to the community and remains on the loose, his whereabouts uncertain.
Police have been working in the grieving community since Sunday, but officers and tactical teams rushed back in force again late on Tuesday morning, after reports that Mr. Sanderson had been seen there.
RCMP issued an emergency alert to the public at 11:45 a.m. Saskatchewan time, warning that the wanted man may have returned.
The alert advised people in the area to find immediate shelter, or stay in place if they were safe. Many marked and unmarked RCMP vehicles responded, and a police helicopter flew overhead.
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