Key points from report into RCMP response to Saskatchewan mass killing

By The Canadian Press  06/06/2024 15:24 RCMP released a report Thursday into how Mounties responded to a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon on Sept. 4, 2022. He died of a cocaine overdose three days later, shortly after he was taken into police custody. Here are some of key points from the report: No fundamental issues On a broad level, the report didn’t identify any “common underlying circumstance” that significantly impeded the RCMP’s ability to manage its response. It did, however, find areas where the RCMP can make improvements. Appropriate response time The report says it took 37 minutes for officers to arrive at the scene after the initial 911…

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