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American Military News
03-06-2025
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- American Military News
Video: Violent stabbing attack rocks Oregon homeless shelter
Law enforcement officials arrested a male suspect on Sunday after 12 people were injured and 11 were hospitalized in a stabbing spree at a homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon. In a Monday press release, the Salem Police Department said police officers responded to a stabbing incident at the Union Gospel Mission at roughly 7:15 p.m. on Sunday and found 'several individuals who had been stabbed inside the facility by a man with a knife approximately eight inches in size.' 'Witnesses reported the suspect was speaking to individuals in the lobby when he produced a knife and stabbed several people,' the Salem Police Department stated. 'Others present who attempted to intervene in the melee were also injured.' The Salem Police Department identified the suspect in Sunday's stabbing attack as 42-year-old Tony Latrell Williams. Officials said the suspect left the Union Gospel Mission and stabbed other individuals who were sitting outside near the homeless shelter prior to law enforcement officials arresting him near the shelter and seizing the knife used in the attack. According to Monday's press release, 11 of the 12 victims injured by the suspect were transported to Salem Health for medical treatment following the stabbing attack. As of Monday, police officials said five male victims who sustained 'serious injuries' remained at the hospital. According to the Salem Police Department, Williams was booked at the Marion County Jail on preliminary charges of second-degree assault and the unlawful use of a weapon. READ MORE: 2 killed, 2 wounded in Denver stabbing spree 'The remaining victims, all men, received non‑life‑threatening injuries of varying degrees,' the Salem Police Department said. 'The victims included two Union Gospel Mission staff members and ten individuals who were guests at the shelter or were encountered outside the building, all ranging in age from 26 to 57.' According to The Associated Press, Salem Police Violent Crimes Unit detectives said Williams arrived in Salem on Saturday while traveling by bus from Portland to Deschutes County. Officials confirmed that he visited the Union Gospel Mission on Saturday but did not remain overnight at the homeless shelter. The Associated Press reported that Williams arrived at the Union Gospel Mission again on Sunday shortly before the stabbing incident. In a statement obtained by The Associated Press, Salem Mayor Julie Hoy said, 'I'm in disbelief that something like this could happen. We are most concerned with those who are still in hospital and for those who were just there. It's a difficult thing to process.' A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the 42-year-old suspect being arrested following the stabbing incident on Sunday. 🚨BREAKING: Mass stabbing incident at the Union Gospel Mission men's shelter in Salem, least 11 people stabbed. All victims are currently being treated at local hospitals. Footage of the suspect being arrested. — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) June 2, 2025
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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- 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
NBC News
02-06-2025
- 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.
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Mass stabbing in downtown Salem as at least 11 people are rushed to hospital
A stabbing spree in downtown Salem, Oregon on Sunday left at least 11 people injured. Salem Police said they responded to a call about a stabbing incident involving multiple victims at the Union Gospel Mission of Salem at around 7.15pm, the Statesman Journal reports. Eleven people were then transported to Salem Health hospital with various injuries as the unidentified suspect was taken into custody. The identity of the suspect and a motive for the attack remain unclear. But witness Malik Law said he watched in horror as the man stabbed at least seven people. 'Everybody was basically trying to move out of his way,' Law told the Statesman Journal. 'He started attacking them.'
