ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Kent County deputies are investigating a stabbing at the Walmart in Alpine Township.
Watch Matt Witkos's live report from the scene:
The incident happened Friday night at the location off of Alpine Avenue.
The Sheriff's Office says the 911 call came in around 9:00 p.m. They say one person, a 23-year-old man, was stabbed multiple times inside the store.
The suspect tried to run away but deputies say they were hit by a bystander's car and detained by others until law enforcement arrived.
The suspect is a 29-year-old man and has minor injuries. The victim is stable at the hospital and is expected to be ok.
Circumstances around the attack have not been confirmed, but Sheriff's Office says it was an unprovoked attack.
FOX 17 spoke with a Walmart shopper, Dawn, on scene.
"I was in the store heading back towards the toy area, and past the sports department, and all I heard was fight. So I thought there was just a fight breaking out. And then I hear knife," she said. "And then everybody was like scattering, and then there was just a bunch of droppings of blood back there."
After realizing what was going on, Dawn said shoppers started heading out of the store.
"it's just shocking," she said.
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