Sheriff Asking for Public’s Photos, Videos After Stabbing at Traverse City Walmart
- Saturday’s attack at a Traverse City Walmart saw a man stab 11 people, and Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea said it appeared to be a random act.
- According to the sheriff’s office, the 42-year-old suspect entered shortly before 5 p.m. with a folding knife, and the stabbing started near the checkout counter, with victims not predetermined.
- Witnesses described frantic attempts to stop the attacker, saying `drop the knife`, and Tiffany DeFell saw chaos erupt in the parking lot.
- Victim conditions improved by Sunday morning, Megan Brown reported, and a sheriff’s deputy arrived within minutes but detained the suspect later, authorities said.
- Walmart said it would continue to work closely with law enforcement, while Governor Gretchen Whitmer expressed support to victims and the community.
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NEW: Armed Citizen Heroically Stopped Walmart Stabbing Suspect
Dramatic video from the stabbing attack that rocked a Michigan Walmart location on Saturday shows an armed citizen confronting the suspect after he stabbed 11 people in what is being described as a targeted, unprovoked attack. The brave bystander, identified by family members as Marine veteran Derrick Perry can be seen aiming a handgun at the knife-wielding madman while ordering him to drop his weapon in the store’s parking lot. The incident too…
After nearly a dozen people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, on Saturday afternoon, quick action by a pair of Marines and other bystanders prevented the attacker from causing further damage.

Blood-curdling screams and a 'crazed' look: Witnesses describe Michigan Walmart stabbing
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — It was a seemingly normal Saturday for Julia Martell, who was browsing the aisles of her local Walmart with a friend when she heard people screaming. Still, she didn’t think much of the disturbance, making the assumption that there was a fight a few aisles over. As she turned the corner, she saw a man running down another aisle, and then she saw his knife. Eleven people ranging in age from 29 to 84 were injured in a stabbi…
Suspect identified in Walmart stabbing that injured 11 people - Washington Examiner
Michigan police have identified the suspect accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday. Local police revealed on Sunday that Bradford James Gille, a 42-year-old male and Michigan resident, is the suspect in custody as officials seek to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against him. Gille is set to be arraigned early this week and faces life in prison, police noted. Gille is a nati…


Armed hero, Marine veteran Derrick Perry praised for confronting Michigan Walmart mass stabbing suspect in dramatic showdown
Dramatic video shows a heroic Walmart shopper armed with a gun confronting a knife-wielding maniac moments after he allegedly stabbed 11 people inside the Michigan store on Saturday night.
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