US EditionMichigan authorities are seeking charges of terrorism and assault against man in stabbing of 11 people at a Walmart
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, JUL 29 – Bradford James Gille faces terrorism and 11 assault charges after randomly stabbing shoppers, with all victims expected to survive, officials said.
- On Saturday afternoon at a Walmart near Traverse City, Michigan, a 42-year-old man stabbed 11 people before a group of bystanders subdued and held him in the parking lot until police arrived.
- Bradford Gille of Afton was inside the Traverse City store by early afternoon and remained there for a period before the assault began; authorities cited the broader community impact as the basis for the terrorism charges.
- Sheriff Michael Shea of Grand Traverse County commended both the bystanders who quickly apprehended Gille within a minute and the law enforcement officers who arrived three minutes after the initial calls began at 4:43 p.m.
- The attack used a 3.5-inch cutting blade and left 11 victims, aged 29 to 84, including one Walmart employee, with four in serious condition and seven in fair condition as of Sunday.
- Authorities intend to formally accuse Gille of terrorism and multiple assault charges involving intent to kill, emphasizing the broader impact of the attack on the entire community rather than on individual victims alone.
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He heard 'he's got a knife,' then ran to stop a man suspected of stabbing 11 at a Michigan Walmart
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