Kent County bystander speaks out, 11 people stabbed at Traverse City Walmart

11 people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City Saturday, July 26th.

WATCH: ‘This man needed to be stopped’: Kent County bystander speaks out, 11 people stabbed at Traverse City Walmart

‘This man needed to be stopped’: Kent County bystander speaks out, 11 people stabbed at Traverse City Walmart

Central Dispatch began receiving calls at 4:43 p.m., stating there was a man with a knife inside the Walmart store in Garfield Township, Grand Traverse County, actively stabbing people.

A Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived by 4:46 p.m.

The suspect, 42-year-old Bradford Gille from Afton, Michigan, was quickly taken into custody, thanks in part to a group of bystanders who detained him in the store’s parking lot.

Investigators say Gille has a history of assault and violations involving controlled substances…

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