One killed and at least six injured in mass stabbing in Manitoba

Canadian police say one person has died and at least six were injured in a mass stabbing attack in a First Nations community in the province of Manitoba.

On Thursday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the suspect in the stabbing had also died.

The “serious incident” took place in Hollow Water First Nation, about 200km (124 miles) north of the city of Winnipeg.

Eight people were transported by either air or ambulance to local hospitals, Shared Health, the provincial health authority, said in a statement to the BBC.

They arrived “with varying levels of acuity”, a spokesman said.

Stars air ambulance confirmed that it responded to an emergency on the Hollow Water First Nation on Thursday morning and flew two patients to Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.

Few details on the incident are available at this time.

On Thursday morning, Manitoba RCMP warned Hollow Water First Nation residents that they should expect a heavy police presence in the community throughout the day.

They said there was no current risk to public safety.

“Our sincere condolences to everyone within the community of Hollow Water First Nation and to everyone who has been affected by this senseless act of violence,” the RCMP said.

The RCMP major crimes unit will the lead the investigation.