Two people, including a suspect, are dead after a mass stabbing on a First Nation in Manitoba.
RCMP said at least six people were in hospital after the attack Thursday morning on the Hollow Water First Nation, about 200 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
Health officials said two victims were airlifted to Winnipeg, while others were taken by ground ambulance.
RCMP described the attack as a “senseless act of violence.”
They said there’s was no longer a risk to public safety, but officers were to remain in the community as well as on a highway to the south near Black River First Nation.
A code orange, which means a sudden influx of patients, had been declared at the largest hospital in Winnipeg, although it was lifted a few hours later.
“Our officers are gathering information to determine what exactly occurred this morning and we will be providing a more detailed update early this afternoon,” RCMP said in a news release.
The Anishinaabe community of roughly 530 people is situated along the east shore of Lake Winnipeg.
The attack comes three years to the day after a mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, which left 11 people dead and 17 injured.
