US EditionTraverse City Farmers Market Vendor Among 11 Victims in Walmart Mass Stabbing
- On Saturday, July 26, Bradford James Gille, a 42-year-old man from Afton, Michigan, stabbed 11 people at a Traverse City Walmart, injuring victims including a market vendor.
- The attack appeared random and occurred near the checkout counter with a 3.5-inch folding knife, but the motive remains unclear according to law enforcement.
- The victims, aged 29 to 84 and including a Walmart employee and Sara Hardy Downtown Farmers Market vendor Cindi John, were treated at Munson Medical Center with varying conditions.
- Gille, who has a lengthy history of mental health issues and previous legal troubles, was formally charged on July 28 with a terrorism offense and multiple counts of attempted murder, to which he pleaded not guilty.
- Authorities praised bystanders who subdued Gille, and Walmart announced support for associates and closure of the store until July 30 while the investigation continues.
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Armed with just a trolley, Matthew rammed into mass stabber
Matthew Kolakowski was shopping for fishing gear and snacks with his daughter over the weekend when he heard an employee yelling “he's got a knife” followed by sounds of screaming.Then he saw a man rushing towards the checkout of the Walmart in Michigan.“All of a sudden I see him pop up and I swear we locked eyes for a minute and I yelled at my daughter, ‘Stay here.’ So I just took off running,” Kolakowski said, recalling the moment he decided t…
Traverse City Walmart stabbing suspect had history of digging up bodies
PETOSKEY, Mich. (WOOD) — The man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart near Traverse City has a long history of mental illness that included treatment after he was charged nine years ago with digging up and mutilating dead bodies at a Petoskey cemetery, court records show. Bradford Gille's file in Emmet County Probate Court shows that he's been treated for a mental illness dating back to 1998. Man who helped stop Walmart stabber: Like …
Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism count - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prosecutor filed a terrorism charge Monday against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store. The charge has been rarely used in the state’s courts since it was adopted more than 20 years ago during the national outrage over 9/11. Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg said she believes the charge fits because the weekend attack was intended to “put fear in the entire community and to change ho…
Stabbing suspect charged with terrorism after Mich. Walmart knife attack
TRAVERSE CITY — The man who was apprehended with the help of bystanders in the Walmart parking lot after a series of random stabbings inside the store will face terrorism and assault with intent to murder charges.
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