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While the suspect fled the scene, he died after crashing into a police cruiser responding to the attack.
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A 26-year-old killed his sister and injured seven others in a mass stabbing incident at an Indigenous community in central Canada.
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The suspect, identified as a 26-year-old from Hollow Water First Nation, an Anishinaabe community on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, fled the scene in a stolen vehicle following the attack, reported CNN.
However, he later died after crashing into a police cruiser that was responding to the attack, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Manitoba said. His sister, 18, died from injuries sustained in the stabbing.
Speaking about the incident, the son and daughter of one of the victims said their father was stabbed several times after someone broke into his home, CNN reported.
A woman officer also got seriously injured after the crash and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the injured people are currently undergoing treatment at the Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre, according to a spokesperson for the provincial health organisation Shared Health’s statement to CNN.
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Anushka Vats is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for storytelling and a curiosity that extends beyond the newsroom. She covers both national and international news. For more stories, you can follow her… Read More
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September 05, 2025, 07:21 IST
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