[soja]

published 7/28/25:

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.

the perp


the weapon


the hero

[Massacreman]

"Oh no..."

*checks*

"Whew, my knife is only similar."

[Mr.NoCredit]

Guns save lives on a daily basis but news outlets choose to not publish that kind of content. They don’t want the truth to be told.

[kellyhound]

Bradford James Gille, the named suspect in the July 26 mass stabbing at a northern Michigan supermarket that hospitalized 11 people, had been in and out of the criminal justice system for decades, having cases either tossed or pleaded down due to mental health issues, a Detroit Free Press analysis of court records and archives found.

The Emmet County Sheriff's Office was searching for Gille on July 25, a day before the stabbing. A local court had granted an order allowing deputies to arrest Gille, although officials were not able to locate him, according to the sheriff's office.

An attorney who previously represented Gille said the recurring legal issues, coupled with court-recognized mental health issues, should have led to Gille receiving more formalized treatment.

In 2017, after a competency hearing, Gille was found not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of dismemberment and mutilation of dead bodies and malicious destruction of tombs and monuments, court records show. Duane Beach, an attorney who represented Gille in the case.

On April 11, 2016, Gille was arrested at Greenwood Cemetery after attempting to dig up the casket of an individual who had died that February. Gille was then tracked to a nearby motel. Officers called Chris Gille, Bradford Gille's father, who informed police his son had told him he had bought a shovel and was going to the cemetery to dig him out of his grave.

During questioning, he told police he was concerned about people being buried alive.

"Defendant stated he dug up the grave because the person was buried alive, but that he was mistaken about the grave site and did not know who was buried there," the affidavit states. "Defendant when asked about the other overturned grave stones stated he did that because he was angry that they were burying people alive."

Court records indicate that after Bradford Gille was arrested, he was taken to a psychiatric hospital where he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. After being found not guilty, a judge ordered him committed to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline for a period of at most 60 days.

Aside from the 2016 incident, he’s also had short jail sentences, fines and probation over the years after being charged with offenses that include felonious assault, domestic violence, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, retail fraud, possession of marijuana, and public intoxication, records show. Some charges were pleaded down or dismissed.

A 2007 article in the Petoskey News-Review detailed the perspective of Beverly Gille, Bradford Gille's mother, who said her son's repeated legal issues were a direct result of mental health lapses. In the article, Beverly Gille said her son had been formally diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

“He’s fine when he’s on his medication," Beverly Gille told the News-Review in 2007. “The problem is, his illness tells him that he is fine and doesn’t need to take his medication. He’s also been through the (mental health) evaluations so many times that he knows how to answer their questions.”

[mr_feelgood]

I used to have a knife that looked just like that. The handle anyway

[kellyhound]

I used to have a knife that looked just like that. The rivets anyway;

[IvorySmith]

I know this isn't funny, but I couldn't help laugh when thinking that the video quality made this look like he was playing tag; they just didn't know who was it.

[gringo1965]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

Guns save lives on a daily basis but news outlets choose to not publish that kind of content. They don’t want the truth to be told.

Kelly , he should have shot him . So that's 11 or more counts of attempted murder . The thing is , whether we know it or not basically we are on our own out in public .

[hf442463]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

Guns save lives on a daily basis but news outlets choose to not publish that kind of content. They don’t want the truth to be told.

Wake up, broski. It's never been about the guns. It's always been the money; both left- and right-wing news outlets have only ever cared about the money.