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Brother, 26, Kills Sister in Hollow Water First Nation Stabbings as He Dies in RCMP Collision

Investigators report eight wounded receiving care in Winnipeg, with motive still unknown.

Hollow Water First Nation Chief Larry Barker speaks during a news conference at the RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg on Thursday Sept. 4, 2025. (Brittany Hobson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicles patrol James Smith Cree Nation reserve in Canada on September 6, 2022, following a possible sighting of the second person of interest in the stabbings that occurred at the James Smith Cree Nation Indigenous community and the town of Weldon. - One of two brothers who were the target of a massive manhunt in Canada after allegedly carrying out a stabbing spree that left 10 dead and 18 wounded has been found dead, police said on September 5, 2022. The killings in the remote James Smith Cree Nation Indigenous community and the town of Weldon in Saskatchewan province in western Canada are among the deadliest incidents of mass violence to ever hit the nation. (Photo by LARS HAGBERG / AFP) (Photo by LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • RCMP identified the suspect as Tyrone Simard, who fatally stabbed his 18-year-old sister and wounded others in early‑morning attacks at two homes in the small Anishinaabe community.
  • Police say Simard fled in a stolen vehicle and died after colliding with a responding RCMP cruiser on Highway 304 about 52 kilometres south of Hollow Water.
  • The officer involved in the crash was hospitalized with critical injuries and is expected to recover, according to RCMP.
  • Shared Health said eight people aged 18 to 60 were transported to hospitals, with two airlifted by STARS and six taken by road after Health Sciences Centre briefly declared and lifted a code orange.
  • RCMP maintain there is no ongoing risk to the public as major‑crime investigators canvass the community; leaders including Chief Larry Barker and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew offered condolences and support.