Derrick Perry says he is just like anyone else living in the Traverse City community, but he became nationally recognized after he stopped a man who stabbed 11 people at Walmart.

In Traverse City, Michigan, a Marine veteran is being hailed as a hero after he and other bystanders stepped up to help bring a dangerous situation to a close at a Walmart. Derrick Perry says he was doing some shopping when he heard that a man was attacking people with a knife.