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Armed Marine veteran stops Michigan Walmart stabbing suspect
Story by Stephen Sorace
An armed bystander was seen on video heroically stopping a knife-wielding man who authorities say stabbed 11 people at a Walmart in Michigan on Saturday.The man, identified by family as Derrick Perry, is seen in the video pointing a firearm at the suspect in the store’s parking lot in Traverse City as he and other bystanders shout “drop the knife!” Perry is a Marine veteran, the New York Post reported, citing his family.
“What they did was amazing,” Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea told reporters during a media briefing on Sunday.
Perry and the other bystanders ended the suspect’s rampage without firing a shot and held him until authorities arrived to take the man into custody without injury.
“First of all, I commend them. It’s not very often that we have citizens that are willing to step up and take action, and I ask that we grant them the privacy that they need right now,” the sheriff said. “If they choose to make a public statement, they will. But I would ask that we all just give them a little space and say, attaboy.”
The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Bradford James Gille, of Afton, Mich., acted alone when he entered the store wielding a folding knife with a 3.5-inch blade, the sheriff said. He faces terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder.
The 11 victims, ranging in age from 29 to 84-years-old, were all expected to survive, Munson Healthcare officials said.
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The former Marine showed amazing restraint in halting the attack without shooting, just voice commands and pure force of will. You can pick him out in the video pretty well- he’s the gentleman in the white tee and dreds down to the small of his back.
BZ, Marine!
MPD: Food truck operator shoots man who tried to rob him
By Stephen Alexander
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Mobile police say the operator of a food truck on St. Stephens Road shot a man who tried to rob him.Police say the man died. On Monday morning, the police department identified the man as Charles Patterson III, 32.
Here is a release from MPD:
ST. STEPHENS ROAD HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
On Sunday, July 27, 2025, at approximately 2:10 a.m., officers responded to 2061 St. Stephens Road (Super Stop) in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male subject deceased from a gunshot wound.
Upon further investigation, officers discovered the subject produced a firearm and attempted to rob the victim who was operating a food truck at the location. It was then discovered the victim produced a firearm and shot the subject. The victim was not injured.
This remains an active investigation, and no further information will be released at this time. The subject’s name will be released once family has been notified.
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Well, at least folks in Alabama can write a clear and concise statement about an incident!
Glad that Marine Derrick Perry stepped in, but one thing that is bothering me is that he seems to be holding the pistol “gangsta” style. Although he is using a 2-handed hold.
Other than that nitpick (freely confessed as such) Good Job, Marine.
Glad the food truck operator in Alabama was able to defend himself effectively as well.
I noticed that as well. I am not now, nor have I ever been a Marine, but I can guaran-damn-tee that the USMC did not teach him that particular hold.
You can count out Mr Patterson as a client of this food truck.
I have to wonder….seeing as there WAS a Charles Patterson III, is there a Charles Patterson IV?? And did Mr CP III manage to pass along his stoopid genes to CP IV? Or was the gene pool thoroughly cleaned of that particular strain of malignant virus?
Odd….Mr Gille doesn’t LOOK Somali.
And last evening a man drives all the way from Las Vegas to NYC and carries a rifle into a downtown (probably GUN FREE) area and kills five people.
Where was the brave concealed carry person to stop that? Nowhere; because NY LIMITS WHERE CC PEOPLE CAN EXERCISE THAT RIGHT TO PRACTICALLY NOWHERE.
God bless those lost, and God damn the shooter, and the politicians who made it possible.