Walmart stabbing suspect faces terrorism charges in mass attack at Michigan store

Investigators are yet to reveal a motive for Saturday afternoon's attack in Traverse City.

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An assailant used a folding knife to stab five men and six women, including a Walmart employee, on Saturday afternoon in Traverse City.

The victims, ranging in age from 21 to 84, are all expected to survive. The suspect, Bradford James Gille, is due to be arraigned on Monday or Tuesday.

Investigators said the stabbings were random and they are yet to reveal a motive, but they said a terrorism charge was justified because such a mass attack was believed to be intended to bring fear and destruction to the community as a whole.

Addressing reporters on Sunday, Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea said officers began arriving at the store two minutes after the first call came through.