RCMP say armed person spotted in Wakaw, Sask. may be connected to stabbings

A new emergency alert was issued Wednesday afternoon after a person reportedly armed with a knife was reported in Wakaw, Saskatchewan. RCMP believe the sighting may be related to the fatal stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation. The person was believed to be traveling in a stolen 2008 White Chevrolet Avalanche with Saskatchewan license 953 LPL. The vehicle was reported stolen around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday and was last seen travelling in Wakaw on Cemetery Road. "Their direction of travel is unknown,"