Fear and confusion as police widen search for Canada stabbings suspect

Police alert warned James Smith Cree Nation residents to shelter in place but subsequent alert said Myles Sanderson was not nearby

Fear, confusion and desperation have run high in western Canada as police widened the search for the remaining suspect in a stabbing spree that left 11 people dead.

On Tuesday afternoon, an emergency alert to phones warned people to shelter in place after several people in the James Smith Cree Nation reported seeing Myles Sanderson, 30, who is wanted over the string of attacks which left at least 11 dead and 18 injured.