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.

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

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

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.

The stabbing suspect at the Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, was subdued within minutes with the help of bystanders, authorities said.