Robert Bumsted, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Police and investigators are seen at the side of the road outside Rosthern, Saskatchewan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Canadian police arrested the second suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the province of Saskatchewan on Wednesday after a three-day manhunt during which they had found the body of his brother. (Kelly Geraldine Malone/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Canadian rampage suspect’s death spurs questions

by Rob Gillies Associated Press, and Robert Bumsted Associated PressSeptember 8, 2022

ROSTHERN, Saskatchewan — The last suspect in a horrific stabbing rampage that killed 10 and wounded 18 in western Canada is dead following his capture, but how he died after being taken into custody has prompted fresh investigations. One official…

This combination of photos provided by Royal Canadian Mounted Police shows stabbing victims, from upper left, Bonnie Burns, Carol Burns, Christian Head, Lydia Gloria Burns, and Lana Head. From lower left, Wesley Petterson, Thomas Burns, Gregory Burns, and Robert Sanderson.

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Suspect in Saskatchewan stabbing rampage a violent career criminal

by Rob Gillies Associated Press, and Robert Bumsted Associated PressSeptember 7, 2022

In this image taken from video, Canadian law enforcement personnel surrounded a residence on the James Smith Cree First Nation reservation in Saskatchewan, Canada, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, as they search for a suspect in a series of stabbings. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

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Fears high as Canadian police search for stabbing suspect

by Rob Gillies Associated Press, and Robert Bumsted Associated PressSeptember 6, 2022

FILE - This combination of images shown during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, shows Damien Sanderson, left, and his brother Myles Sanderson. Canadian police said Monday, Sept. 5 Damien Sanderson, one of the suspects in the killing of multiple people in a series of stabbings has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted. They said his brother, also a suspect, may be...

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One suspect in deadly Canadian stabbings found dead; hunt on for second suspect

by Rob Gillies Associated Press, and Robert Bumsted Associated PressSeptember 5, 2022

Police are followed by yelling protesters as they attempt to hand out a notices to protesters in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada's capital city in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions are bracing for a possible police crackdown. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)

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Police, truckers set to square off in Canada’s capital

by Rob Gillies Associated Press, Wilson Ring Associated Press, and Robert Bumsted Associated PressFebruary 17, 2022