Tragic Mass Stabbing in Canada Leaves One Dead, Seven Injured

Sat Oct 25 2025 01:45:25 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A mass stabbing at a First Nations community in Manitoba resulted in the death of an 18-year-old woman and injuries to seven others. The suspect also died in a police encounter following the attack.

In a shocking incident, an 18-year-old woman was killed, and seven others were injured in a mass stabbing at Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba. The suspect, identified as Tyrone Simard, 26, died after colliding with a police vehicle while trying to escape. The attack took place in the early hours of Thursday, leaving the small community reeling from the violence, which occurred on the third anniversary of a similar tragedy in Saskatchewan.

An 18-year-old woman has died and seven other people have been injured in a mass stabbing at a remote indigenous community in Canada, police say.

The suspect also died in Thursday's attack at a First Nations community in the province of Manitoba, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

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

Police said the suspect was fleeing the scene when he died in a vehicle collision with an RCMP policewoman, who was critically injured.

The family of one victim said he was awoken in the middle of the night, and was stabbed in the torso.

Investigators said the woman killed was the sister of the suspect, and that the man was previously known to police.

In a news conference, the federal police force said that officers were on site at the Hollow Water First Nation and were still going house to house to make sure that the community is safe and also ensuring that there are no other victims.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew praised the police officer involved, stating that she stopped a man on a rampage.

Chief of Hollow Water First Nation Larry Barker expressed his sorrow and asked the community to support one another. The families were very close to me, and my deepest condolences to them, he said.

The Anishinaabe community, with a population of a few hundred people, is now left dealing with the aftermath of this tragic event, which echoes a similar mass stabbing that occurred three years ago in Saskatchewan.