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6 people in critical condition after 11 stabbed at Michigan Walmart in ‘brutal act’

Authorities in Michigan say a man entered a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday afternoon with a folding knife and stabbed 11 people.

​Authorities in Michigan say a man entered a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday afternoon with a folding knife and stabbed 11 people.   

Investigators have not immediately revealed a motive.

Authorities in Michigan say multiple people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday and the suspect is in custody.

Officials at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City said they had received 11 victims from the incident as of Saturday evening. The hospital did not provide their conditions.

The Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, where authorities reported multiple people stabbed.Courtesy Jerome Hartl

The suspect is in custody, Michigan State Police said in a statement posted on social media.

The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

Authorities did not provide any other details including a possible motive.

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State police asked people to avoid the area as the investigation continues.

The Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, where authorities reported multiple people stabbed.Courtesy Jerome Hartl

Traverse City, a city of about 16,000 people, is in northern Michigan, about 150 miles north of Grand Rapids.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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