11 people stabbed in church-run homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon

Eleven people were stabbed in a church-run homeless shelter in Oregon late Sunday, according to authorities.At least one member of staff at the Union Gospel Mission in Salem is among the wounded following the shocking scenes at around 7:15 p.m., police said.The 11 wounded were rushed to a Salem hospital with “varying types of injuries,” police said.The suspect, who is in custody, was new to the mission having arrived on Saturday night, and was about to check into the 150-person ministry for a second night when a fight broke out.“Something … set him off, and he evidently had a knife in his bag,” Union Gospel Mission’s Executive Director Craig Smith told NBC News.“The whole incident is on video,” he said, adding that all footage of the attack was being shared with police....

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