Myles Sanderson, Canada’s stabbings suspect, dies after arrest
Myles Sanderson, 32, experienced "medical distress" after the arrest on a motorway in the province of Saskatchewan following a high-speed chase and died later, police say.
They gave no details. An unnamed official earlier said that Sanderson died of self-inflicted injuries.
Ten victims remain in hospital.
Three are in critical condition.
It is unclear what prompted Sunday's mass killings which encompassed 13 separate crime scenes. Both suspects - Myles Sanderson and his brother Damien, 31 - are dead.
Most of those killed in the rampage - and the suspects themselves - were from the James Smith Cree Nation, an indigenous community.
Police found Damien's body on Monday and are investigating whether his brother killed him.
"This evening, our province is breathing a collective sigh of relief," Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said Wednesday night.
She said police had received a report earlier in the day of Myles Sanderson stealing a vehicle from outside a property. The householder was not injured during the theft.
Police gave pursuit as Sanderson fled at speeds of 150km/h (93mph).
They forced his vehicle into a ditch, and officers found a knife in the SUV as they arrested him, said the police chief.
He was taken into custody at around 15:30 local time (21:30 GMT) and taken to a hospital in Saskatoon, where he was pronounced dead, she added.
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