Stabbing Attack at Oregon Homeless Shelter Injures a Dozen People

Stabbing Attack at Oregon Homeless Shelter Injures a Dozen People
An entrance to the Union Gospel Mission as police investigate a stabbing in Salem, Ore., June 1, 2025, in a still from video. KATU-TV via AP
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SALEM, Ore.—A dozen people were injured in a stabbing attack at an Oregon homeless shelter on Sunday night, and a suspect was arrested, police said.

A man with an eight-inch knife walked into the lobby of the Union Gospel Mission in Salem around 7:15 p.m., the Salem Police Department said on Monday. The man had been talking to people in the lobby when he allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed several people, according to police.