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Man accused of stabbing 11 at Michigan Walmart was stopped by crowd: witness

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27.07.2025

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Chaos unfolded at a Walmart in Michigan after a man burst into the store during a calm shopping afternoon and stabbed 11 people at random, authorities say. The attack on Saturday left six victims in critical condition and a suspect in custody.

The 42-year-old suspect entered the store shortly before 5 p.m. and used a folding knife to stab the victims, the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on social media. Their ages weren't immediately known.

A sheriff's deputy arrived within minutes and took the man into custody.

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Steven Carter was loading his truck in the Walmart parking lot when he saw a man cut a woman's throat with a knife.

About five minutes later, the man was surrounded by shoppers in the parking lot, including one who was holding a gun. The group of five or six people kept yelling to the man, “drop the knife,” he said, and the man responded: “I don't care, I don't care.” He kept backing away........

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