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Many people hurt by stabbing homeless shelter, suspect in custody

Salem: Many people were rushed to a hospital and a suspected detained, which the police said by the police in Salem, Oregon’s homeless shelter “a stabbing incident”. Police were called out after 7 pm on Sunday evening to report the victims in the Union Gospel Mission. Executive Director Craig Smith told NBC News late on Sunday night that the attacker was new to the mission, spent there on Saturday night, and was to investigate for a second night when he met in a fight. “Some … closed her, and he was clearly a knife in his bag,” Smith said. Smith said that the man had made this change just before handing over his belongings to the employees, and at least one employee, who was working on the check-in desk of the mission, was injured in the attack. Police said many people were hurt. He did not specify the nature of injuries. Local television stations reported that 11 people were taken to Salem Health Hospital. The police did not release any information about the person detained. Messages seeking commentary with the police, in the hospital and in the mission, where 150 homeless people were taking refuge every night, according to their website.

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