Overview

• The attack took place at 7:15 p.m. on June 1 inside the shelter’s 50,000-square-foot facility that hosts about 150 people nightly.
• Eleven victims were transported to Salem Health Hospital with stab wounds ranging from minor to serious.
• Police arrested a male suspect who had spent the previous night at the mission and was returning to check in for a second stay.
• Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity and are reviewing surveillance footage to establish a motive.
• At least one staff member was injured at the check-in desk during the confrontation before the stabbing spree.