Overview

• The assault occurred Saturday afternoon when a 42-year-old man armed with a folding knife began stabbing shoppers in the store’s checkout area.
• Customers intervened to subdue the attacker before Traverse City police arrived and arrested him on site.
• Munson Healthcare hospitals report that six victims remain in critical condition and five are seriously injured.
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer described the incident as a brutal act of violence and extended her condolences to those affected.
• The FBI has joined the Traverse City Police Department to support an ongoing investigation with no indications of additional suspects.