TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Not less than 11 individuals had been stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse Metropolis, and a suspect was in custody, authorities stated Saturday.
Munson Healthcare stated by way of social media that 11 individuals had been being handled on the area’s largest hospital in northern Michigan, and spokesperson Megan Brown stated all had been stabbing victims.
She didn’t instantly have info on their circumstances. Munson Healthcare stated it will present updates “as acceptable.”
The Michigan State Police stated the native sheriff’s workplace was investigating the incident and particulars had been restricted. The company requested that folks keep away from the world whereas the investigation is ongoing.
A hearth truck, a number of police automobiles and uniformed first responders had been seen outdoors the Walmart following the incident.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stated her workplace was involved with police in regards to the “horrible information.”
“Our ideas are with the victims and the group reeling from this brutal act of violence,” Whitmer stated.
A Walmart company spokesperson, Joe Pennington, stated by e-mail that the corporate was “working with police and defer inquiries to them proper now.”
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino stated in a social media put up that bureau officers had been responding to “present any needed assist.”
Traverse Metropolis is about 255 miles (410 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.
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