Stabbing suspect Bradford James Gille was subdued within minutes with the help of bystanders, authorities said.

By the time an employee in the checkout area yelled about a man with a knife, it was too late. Nearly a dozen people had been stabbed at the busy Walmart in Traverse City, a tourist town on the shore of Lake Michigan,

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

A Walmart employee was helping a customer check out when she heard a warning that someone in the store had a knife.

The authorities on Sunday said that a motive for the attack, which left 11 people injured, remained unknown. Citizens, including one who was armed, helped to apprehend the suspect, officials said.

"I'm still sitting and grappling with the weight of realizing that it was kind of a life-or-death moment," said Julia Martell, who witnessed the stabbing, which wounded 11 people.

Police are seeking to charge 42-year-old Bradford James Gille with terrorism and assault with intent to murder charges after he allegedly stabbed 11 people in a Michigan Walmart store.

Authorities say a man wielding a folding knife randomly stabbed 11 people near a checkout counter at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan.

Bradford James Gilley faces 11 counts of assault with intent to murder and one terrorism charge, authorities said.

At least 11 people were injured in a stabbing at a Walmart store in the Midwestern state of Michigan on Saturday, with police saying it appeared to be a random attack."Based on the information that we have at this time,

Multiple hurt in Walmart stabbing