Walmart stabbing horror:11 injured in Michigan's Traverse City, suspect in custody, company responds
According to spokesperson Megan Brown, the patients suffered stab wounds. However, she did not immediately have information on their conditions. Munson Healthcare said it would provide updates 'as appropriate".
2. The company was 'working with police and defer questions to them right now", a Walmart corporate spokesperson, Joe Pennington, stated while reacting to the incident.
3. The Michigan State Police noted that the local sheriff's department was leading the investigation and that information remains scarce at this time. Authorities urged the public to steer clear of the area as the inquiry continues.
4. After the incident, several police cars, a fire truck, and uniformed emergency personnel were observed outside the Walmart.
5. Governor Gretchen Whitmer stated that her office is communicating with law enforcement regarding the 'horrible news'.
6. 'Our thoughts are with the victims and the community reeling from this brutal act of violence,' Whitmer mentioned.
7. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino asserted in a social media post that bureau officials were responding to 'provide any necessary support.'
8. As per a local on Facebook, the suspect was a 'foreign guy'. Amber Paull's remark was shared on X by Laura Loomer.
'A foreign guy just lost it on random people in the produce and grocery area. African American guy pulled a hero move and pulled his pistol out and tried to get him to stop but then people screamed and workers said run so the guy slipped out in the crowd. Old woman, and a child forsure were stabbed along with many more,' Paull claimed.
However, suspect seems to be a resident of Michigan, according to authorities.
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