The man was captured in three minutes thanks to "citizen involvement," Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael D. Shea said.

Nearly a dozen people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday afternoon, in what police are calling a “random” act by a lone attacker. Six of the injured were still in critical condition hours later.

A uthorities in Michigan say a man entered a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday afternoon armed with a folding knife and stabbed 11 people before being taken into custody by a sheriff's deputy. The attack began unfolding at 4:43 p.m., the Grand Traverse Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted online.

Bystanders helped subdue the suspect in the mass stabbing event at a Walmart near Traverse City, according to law enforcement.

Medical officials reported positive recovery signs for the eleven people wounded in a Michigan Walmart stabbing spree, while questions remain about the suspect.

At least 11 people were stabbed in a horrifying scene inside a Michigan Walmart Saturday night — sending terrified shoppers and employees fleeing in all directions as bloodied victims collapsed across multiple departments, according to police and witnesses.