Stabbing incident at Oregon homeless shelter leaves 11 injured, suspect arrested

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Stabbing incident at Oregon homeless shelter leaves 11 injured, suspect arrested

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Stabbing incident at Oregon homeless shelter leaves 11 injured, suspect arrested

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11 people were injured during a stabbing incident at the Union Gospel Mission in Salem, Oregon.
The attacker, identified as Tony Williams, had spent the previous night at the shelter.
Victims include two staff members, and five remain hospitalized with serious injuries.

On Sunday night, at least 11 individuals were injured in a stabbing incident at the Union Gospel Mission, a homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon. The suspect, identified as Tony Williams, 42, has been taken into custody following the attack, which happened around 7:15 p.m. Police reported the victims suffered "varying types of injuries," and they were transported to a local hospital for treatment according to CBS News, India Times, and LA Times.

The police were alerted to the situation shortly after the assaults began, with Executive Director Craig Smith confirming that Williams had been staying at the mission and was about to check in for a second night. Witnesses reported that the altercation started moments before he would have handed over his belongings, escalating rapidly once he produced a knife, according to South China Morning Post and SFGate.

Among the injured are two mission staff members, and reports indicate that five victims remained hospitalized with serious injuries as of Monday morning. The police have not disclosed a specific motive for the attack, but it is reported not to have targeted the homeless population specifically, according to CBS News, LA Times, and South China Morning Post.