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The Walmart attack and its aftermath

Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea briefs reporters on Sunday afternoon, the day after a stabbing attack at the Walmart Supercenter in Garfield Township. With him, from left to right, are Joe Hurshe, president and CEO of Munson Medical Center; Dr. Tom Schermerhorn, chief medical officer at Munson; and Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg. (Photo: Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPR News)
Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea briefs reporters on Sunday afternoon, the day after a stabbing attack at the Walmart Supercenter in Garfield Township. With him, from left to right, are Joe Hurshe, president and CEO of Munson Medical Center; Dr. Tom Schermerhorn, chief medical officer at Munson; and Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg. (Photo: Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPR News)

On July 26, at about 4:45 p.m., a man started stabbing people inside the Walmart near Traverse City. We look at what transpired that day, where the story stands now, and what we know about the suspect.

Reporter Eli Newman, of Bridge Michigan, joins us to talk about his reporting into suspect Bradford Gille's history of mental illness and the conversation he had with Gille's older brother, Shane.

Note: The audio of this episode was updated after a Grand Traverse County judge raised Gille's bond amount hours after the initial episode was released.


Host: Ed Ronco
Music: "Capilla" and "Fissure Forming," both by Blue Dot Sessions
Editing: Claire Keenan-Kurgan, Ellie Katz

Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.