He claimed insanity.

A 21-year-old man whom people have described as somewhat reclusive uttered the words, "I'm insane. I wish I was never born," related a witness to the AP alter the man went on a stabbing spree in the Cordova, Tennessee, store where he worked. Elartrice Ingram arrived at his job as a seafood clerk at Schnucks grocery store on the morning of July 21. Seafood department manager Justin Murchison said Ingrain mainly seemed "fine" when he came in, but "he had gotten back from vacation with his family and came back to work this week. I asked him 'better than being at work?' and I saw that he didn't want to be bothered," he told the Commercial Appeal.

A short while after arriving at work, apparently as a response to a work dispute, Ingram began attacking his coworkers with two large kitchen knives, stabbing seven, threatening one, and chasing one into the parking lot. As Ingrain chased his coworker into the parking lot, Chris Cope, the manager of a nearby financial services firm, saw what was happening and retrieved a pistol from his car. As soon as Ingram saw Cope's gun, he just gave up. He voluntarily disarmed and lay on the ground and waited for police.

Ingram was charged with nine counts of attempted first-degree murder. Two stabbing victims remain hospitalized. The rest were treated and released. Ingram hasn't yet spoken of the incident to police.