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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider
Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after the violence at 7:15 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission, Salem police spokeswoman Angela Hedrick said. The injured were taken to Salem Hospital, Hedrick said by email. Details about their injuries were unavailable and Salem Health, Salem Hospital's corporate parent, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night. The suspect was described only as a man, and no identity was available. The incident took place at the Union Gospel Mission's 50,000-square-foot Men's Mission, which opened in 2021 a few blocks north of the mission's old, circa-1960s facilities, according to the organization. It's across the street from the Salem Police Department. Executive Director Craig Smith said in a late-night phone interview Sunday that the attacker was new to the mission, having spent Saturday night there, and was about to check in for a second night when he got into a fight. 'Something ... set him off, and he evidently had a knife in his bag,' Smith said. The altercation took place right before the man would have handed over his belongings to staff, and at least one staffer, who was working the mission's check-in desk, was injured in the attack, Smith said. The nonprofit ministry was founded by a group of Christian businesspeople and today serves food, offers counseling and seeks to house roughly 150 people each night, according to its website. Victims of Sunday's attack found in the facility's day room but also outside its walls, the executive director said. Police will be able to see much of what happened when they review the facility's security video, Smith said. "We're sharing video with them," he said. "The whole incident is on video." This article was originally published on
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Stabbing rampage leaves 11 people injured as witnesses describe horror of ‘screams & blood everywhere' in Salem
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ELEVEN people were rushed to hospital after a knifeman launched a bloody stabbing spree. Cops were called to a charity building in Salem, Oregon on Sunday evening, where they arrested a man. 3 The horror unfolded at a men's centre in Salem Credit: KATU2/ABC 3 Eleven people were rushed to hospital after the rampage Credit: KATU2/ABC Salem police spokeswoman Angela Hedrick said the 11 victims had "varying types of injuries". She added that their conditions were unknown as of Sunday night. The horror unfolded at the Men's Mission shelter in Salem, run by the Union Gospel Mission. Emergency services were called at around 7:15pm, and put in place a large cordon - which included a traffic detour. Executive Director Craig Smith said the attacker was new to the shelter, and stayed there on Saturday night. He was reportedly preparing to check in for a second night when he got into a fight. Smith said: 'Something … set him off, and he evidently had a knife in his bag." The homeless shelter was set up by a Christian group and offers shelter, food and counselling to the roughly 150 people staying there each night. is located at 777 Commercial St. NE - just across the street from the Salem police station. More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at TheSunUS and follow us on X at @TheUSSun
NBC News
4 days ago
- NBC News
Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider
Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after the violence at 7:15 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission, Salem police spokeswoman Angela Hedrick said. The injured were taken to Salem Hospital, Hedrick said by email. Details about their injuries were unavailable. The suspect was described only as a man, and no identity was available. Salem Health, Salem Hospital's corporate parent, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night. The incident took place at the Union Gospel Mission's 50,000-square-foot Men's Mission, which opened in 2021 a few blocks north of the mission's old, circa-1960s facilities, according to the organization. It's across the street from the Salem Police Department. The nonprofit ministry was founded by a group of Christian businesspeople and today serves food, offers counseling and seeks to house roughly 150 people each night, according to its website.
CBC
18-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
City council eyes opening a homeless shelter as it quashes funds for Ark Aid drop-in space
Social Sharing A city council committee is considering asking the Ontario government for funds to open a new shelter location in London that would create more spaces for unhoused Londoners and offload the pressures faced by agencies working to bring them indoors during extreme weather. The community and protective services committee on Monday unanimously supported the idea which was pitched by Coun. Hadleigh McAlister, who said challenges for people finding overnight beds this winter made him realize that more shelter spaces are needed in the city. "Our service providers did their best through the cold weather to free up space but I fully recognize that we do not have enough spaces and I think we have to start the work of opening a new shelter," he said. "I really do think we've reached the point where we need a new shelter." McAlister referred to the temporary overnight shelter that was suddenly stationed at the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre in east London in January during an extreme cold weather alert. It opened hours after eight frontline social agencies called for more overnight supports. Existing overnight shelters in the city include the Centre of Hope, Men's Mission and the Ark Aid Mission. Coun. Susan Stevenson, whose ward includes the Ark's 696 Dundas Street location, which has been a point of contention among business owners due to the over-saturation of social agencies in the Old East Village area, supported the idea of another shelter. However, Stevenson questioned whether the city was following through on its Whole of Community response which was intended to move away from shelters and toward highly supportive housing and an encampment strategy. "There's no question there's a need. I would prefer to have shelter beds than resting spaces so we don't have this lottery every day to find out who gets a bed that night," she said. "I support this but I don't see how this fits into our plan." In response, McAlister said the homelessness crisis can't be tackled with just one solution, and a multi-faceted approach is needed to address its complexities. Another shelter would be one piece of a larger puzzle, he added. Kevin Dickins, deputy city manager for social and health development, said city staff have approved three separate highly supportive housing projects which would total more than 200 units, along with a 60-bed provincial HART Hub, operated by CMHA Thames Valley, which is set to open next month. Ark Aid drop-in space funding rejected The committee gave a more than $510,000 raise to The Salvation Army Centre of Hope to have 18 women's-only emergency shelter spaces from April 1 to the end of March, 2026. It also approved $3 million dollars for the Ark Aid Mission to operate 70 overnight beds at its Cronyn Warner location, which was welcomed by its executive director Sarah Campbell. The agency initially asked for a total $3.6 million, with $610,577 going toward a "day drop-in space" to offer basic services like showers, meals and laundry at its Dundas Street location, but the committee voted against it, asking for more information on how it differs from overnight shelters. "Stabilizing services is critical," said Campbell. "The implications of reducing funding for other areas of services that need to be stabilized is something you need to consider." Campbell said consistent funding is important to continue meeting the high demand, and allows the Ark to plan ahead. Funding changes will prevent it from continuously being able to support people in need, she said. Councillors will vote on the matters on April 1.
