The man who went on a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation wasn害羞草研究所檛 on the radar of the province害羞草研究所檚 specialized enforcement team ahead of the massacre.

Myles Sanderson was unlawfully at large when he killed 11 people and wounded 17 on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby community of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sept. 4, 2022.

He died in police custody a few days later.

A warrant for Sanderson had been issued a few months earlier by Saskatoon police, Staff Sgt. Ryan How with the RCMP害羞草研究所檚 Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team told a coroner害羞草研究所檚 inquest Monday.

The response team was not specifically looking for him, said How.

Sanderson had received statutory release in August 2021 after his first federal prison sentence. Four months later, he was found to have been lying about his living arrangements and his release was suspended. In February 2022, the parole board cancelled that suspension and Sanderson again received statutory release with a reprimand. That May, he was deemed unlawfully at large.

害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 a lengthy time,害羞草研究所� Chief Calvin Sanderson of Chakastaypasin Band, one of three communities that make up James Smith, said outside the inquest.

害羞草研究所淟eadership weren害羞草研究所檛 contacted by city police, (given) a red flag or anything like that.害羞草研究所�

How said 52 others were unlawfully at large in Saskatchewan the day of the mass killing. There were 5,468 people on outstanding warrants.

The response team was established five months ahead of the killings. It害羞草研究所檚 made up of RCMP害羞草研究所檚 crime reduction team, a warrant enforcement suppression team and the Saskatchewan trafficking response team.

How said the response team害羞草研究所檚 mandate is to go after the greatest threats to public safety.

Sanderson, before the massacre, likely wouldn害羞草研究所檛 have been on its radar, How added. Sanderson had a long criminal record, but unfortunately that害羞草研究所檚 not uncommon in people the team害羞草研究所檚 looking for, the officer said.

When it became clear there had been a mass killing, How said, the team turned its focus to the case. It was a member of the team who took Sanderson into custody a few days after the attacks.

The inquest, now in its second week in Melfort, Sask., is to establish the events leading up to the killings, who died, and when and where each person was killed. The six-person jury can also come up with recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

A second inquest focusing on Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 death is scheduled for February.

The inquest has heard that Sanderson had a history of violence and incarceration. His criminal history included 59 convictions as an adult; 35 were for failing to appear in court.

His common-law partner, Vanessa Burns, testified about 14 years of domestic violence by the father of her five children. She said Sanderson attacked her multiple times when she was pregnant.

RCMP said in an overview of the massacre that Sanderson went to the First Nation to sell cocaine. In the days before the killings, he caused chaos with his brother, Damien Sanderson.

Damien Sanderson was the first to be killed. Myles Sanderson then went door to door on the First Nation, stabbing and killing people.

An RCMP criminal profiler has testified some victims were targeted because Sanderson believed they were associated with a gang while others got in the way.

Sherri Jule, director of emergency medical services for northern Saskatchewan, told the inquest Monday that one ambulance went to a home to treat a stabbing victim but other emergency medical vehicles went to the band office.

害羞草研究所淭here were many patients, particularly at the beginning, (and) there weren害羞草研究所檛 many paramedics on scene,害羞草研究所� she said.

Jule said a call came in at 5:44 a.m. that paramedics may be needed at the First Nation. An ambulance from Melfort was dispatched 17 seconds later and arrived at the First Nation at 6:23 a.m. Three people, two of whom were seriously injured, arrived at the Melfort hospital by 8:17 a.m.

Soon after that first call, the inquest heard it was clear there were many injured and the attacker was on the loose.

Jule said ambulances were staged at the band office, where police and a conservation officer could ensure safety.

害羞草研究所�(Paramedics) felt very safe with having the policing present,害羞草研究所� she said, adding the injured were taken to the band office by community members or officers.

Jule said all three STARS air ambulances in Saskatchewan responded. Ambulances were dispatched from nearby Melfort, Tisdale and Prince Albert.

Sixteen patients were treated, she said, and they all survived.

Insp. Alex Heron with Provincial Protective Services said 53 members of the branch were called to the scene over four days, including highway patrol and conservation officers.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檝e had nothing to this scale before,害羞草研究所� Heron said.

Chief Calvin Sanderson said the inquest has been difficult on community members, but they hope recommendations can bring important changes.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 been pretty emotional,害羞草研究所� he said.

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