A mass stabbing in Hollow Water First Nation killed one person and injured six others. Photo / Getty Images
A mass stabbing in Hollow Water First Nation killed one person and injured six others. Photo / Getty Images
A person is dead and six others are in hospital after a mass stabbing in an Indigenous community in central Canada, federal police said, adding the suspect also died in the incident.
The violence occurred in Hollow Water First Nation, a remote community with about 1000 residents, 217km north of Manitoba’s provincial capital, Winnipeg, on Thursday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told AFP in an email.
“We can confirm that at least six victims have been transported to hospital and one victim is deceased,” the RCMP said.
“The suspect is also deceased.”
Investigators were “gathering information to determine what exactly occurred”, the RCMP further said.
In 2022, 11 people were killed and 18 injured in a remote Indigenous community in the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan.
The killings in the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon prompted a national inquiry and brought renewed attention to the prevalence of crime impacting Canada’s First Nations.
Indigenous people represent 5% of Canada’s population of 41 million, but statistics show they are disproportionately affected by violent crime, including homicide.
