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11 People Hospitalized After Mass Stabbing at Homeless Shelter in Oregon: Police

Eleven people have been hospitalized after a mass stabbing at a homeless shelter in Oregon, the Salem Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Multiple people have been injured after a mass stabbing incident in Oregon, police have confirmed.

 

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11 People Hospitalized After Mass Stabbing at Homeless Shelter in Oregon: Police

Eleven people have been hospitalized after a mass stabbing at a homeless shelter in Oregon, the Salem Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Multiple people have been injured after a mass stabbing incident in Oregon, police have confirmed.

The shelter's executive director, Craig Smith, told NBC News in a phone interview that the suspect was new to the mission and had spent Saturday night there. He was reportedly about to check in for a second night on Sunday "when he got into a fight.

Something ... set him off, and he evidently had a knife in his bag,” Smith said, per NBC News. At least one staff member was injured in the attack, Smith told the outlet. They were working the check-in desk at the time, and the fight reportedly occurred just before the man went to hand over his belongings