TRAVERSE CITY, MI - In response to the violent stabbing attack at a Walmart store here that injured 11 people and shocked the community, Traverse City agencies have banded together to offer a free counseling center for any of the victims, bystanders, or community members who might need help - or just a listening ear.

"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.

Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea said the “remarkable” efforts of the bystanders likely prevented others from being harmed.

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

The stabbing spree at a Walmart near Traverse City left 11 people injured. The suspect appeared to randomly target the victims, according to police.

The suspect accused of stabbing 11 people in a random attack at a Walmart in Traverse City on Saturday has been charged.

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

Eleven people were taken to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City after a man stabbed shoppers in a nearby Walmart store.

The 11 injured in a mass stabbing at a Walmart near Traverse City remain undergoing care, but zero are now in critical condition.

Law enforcement officials have concluded a 64-year-old Traverse City woman who reported a stabbing incident at an apartment complex in Garfield Township was actually suffering from self-inflicted