{"id":218464,"date":"2025-07-31T14:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=218464"},"modified":"2025-09-30T06:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:22:27","slug":"derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Marine Speaks Out About Stopping Michigan Walmart Rampage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">1<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minute<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Marine who helped stop a stabbing spree at a Michigan Walmart is speaking out, and his account is a powerful reminder of how armed citizens and courageous bystanders can make the difference between chaos and tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derrick Perry, a Marine veteran and hospital employee, was checking out at Walmart on Saturday in Traverse City, MI when panic erupted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Former Marine who stopped Walmart stabbing speaks out\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3hDxjF8c7K0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lady was like screaming for her son and all the employees and patrons were clamoring, trying to run in different directions,\u201d Perry told <em>ABC News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities say 42-year-old Bradford James Gilly stabbed multiple people inside the store, sending 11 to the hospital, before fleeing into the parking lot. That\u2019s when Perry and other shoppers decided to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t think of anything other than trying to get him away from people and get him isolated and get him to put the knife down,\u201d Perry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-facing-down-a-wild-eyed-attacker\">Facing Down a Wild-Eyed Attacker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses describe the terrifying scene as Gilly brandished a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/steel-will-gekko-1505\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage\" title=\"Armed Marine Speaks Out About Stopping Michigan Walmart Rampage\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"256\">folding knife<\/a>, eyes \u201cwild,\u201d and muttering that \u201cthey told me to do it.\u201d Perry calmly drew his legally carried firearm\u2014open carry is legal in Michigan\u2014and confronted the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there was kind of like a mob mentality and some very disturbing things were being said on how to deal with the situation,\u201d Perry recalled. \u201cI had to block all of that out and focus on him\u2026 I just wanted everyone to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/smith-wesson-model-1854-stealth-hunter-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage\" title=\"Armed Marine Speaks Out About Stopping Michigan Walmart Rampage\">Smith &amp; Wesson Model 1854 Stealth Hunter Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perry said he focused on de-escalation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI took time to actually look and listen and try to understand his mind state,\u201d he said. \u201cI am in a position to do something very brash, but it\u2019s ultimately my decision to not do it as well. Just de-escalate the situation, try to get him to surrender on his own accord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilly eventually complied and was taken into custody. On Monday, he was charged with terrorism and 11 counts of assault with intent to murder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pleaded not guilty and even tried to refuse participating in his arraignment, asking, \u201cDo I have to do this? I don\u2019t want to,\u201d according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/walmart-stabbing-armed-bystander-interview-derrick-perry\/story?id=124150799\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage\" title=\"Armed Marine Speaks Out About Stopping Michigan Walmart Rampage\">ABC News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-duty-to-protect\">A \u201cDuty to Protect\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hear from 2 good Samaritans who helped stop attacker in Traverse City Walmart stabbing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/esUV5zvCF0k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perry says he doesn\u2019t feel like a hero, despite law enforcement and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/armed-citizen-stops-michigan-walmart-stabbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage\" title=\"Armed Marine Speaks Out About Stopping Michigan Walmart Rampage\">praising<\/a> his actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that separated me from the other gentlemen that had stepped in as well was what else I was carrying in my hands,\u201d Perry said. \u201cI think I would have ran out there or walked out there and helped either way. It was just a moment of, I\u2019ve got a duty to protect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police and Perry credit other unarmed bystanders for their bravery, noting that without their intervention, the attack could have been far deadlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2A supporters, this is yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/can-private-citizens-arm-personal-drones-courts-decide-flying-gun-video-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"derrick-perry-speaks-out-about-stopping-michigan-rampage\" title=\"Armed Marine Speaks Out About Stopping Michigan Walmart Rampage\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"255\">case where a law-abiding armed citizen<\/a>, backed by the courage of ordinary people, helped end a rampage before it spiraled into mass tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" 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