Walmart employee in recalling stabbing spree
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Derrick Perry, a United States Marine veteran, confronted a knife-wielding man in the parking lot of the Traverse City Walmart.
Of the 11 people who were attacked, six remained in fair condition as of late Tuesday morning, while one was listed in good condition.
The suspect at times went off on tangents about cigarettes filled with fiberglass and seeing videos about psychotropic drugs.
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI -- The victims in Saturday’s stabbing attack at a Walmart in the Traverse City area are all progressing. According to an update issued Tuesday morning by Munson Healthcare, all 11 victims are in fair condition or better.
Bradford Gille was arraigned on multiple charges, including assault with intent to murder and terrorism. Magistrate called allegations "heinous."
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Derrick Perry says he's no hero for helping subdue Bradford James Gille, who faces terrorism and assault charges for allegedly stabbing 11 people.
Investigators in 2025 were able to use support from NamUS, a missing persons criminal justice program funded and run by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) via a contract with Research Triangle Institute International (RTI), to pay for work conducted by private forensics lab Othram, located in Texas.
"I'm still sitting and grappling with the weight of realizing that it was kind of a life-or-death moment," said Julia Martell, who witnessed the stabbing, which wounded 11 people.