{"id":2441936,"date":"2025-06-02T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-homeless-ministry-hit-with-stabbing-rampage-suspect-in-custody\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:58:05","slug":"christian-homeless-ministry-hit-with-stabbing-rampage-suspect-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-homeless-ministry-hit-with-stabbing-rampage-suspect-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Homeless Ministry Hit with Stabbing Rampage &#8211; Suspect in Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristian-homeless-ministry-hit-with-stabbing-rampage-suspect-in-custody%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Sunday night, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violent incident occurred<\/a> at a Christian homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon, where eleven people where stabbed. A male suspect, who had stayed at the shelter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protests-largely-peaceful-in-minneapolis-after-secondary-fence-erects-outside-brooklyn-center-police-department\/\" title=\"Protests Largely Peaceful In Minneapolis After Secondary Fence Erects Outside Brooklyn Center ... Department\">previous night<\/a>, was taken into custody by the police. Witnesses reported that the man attacked individuals shortly before he was to surrender his belongings at the check-in desk. Among the victims was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-chinese-spy-rep-swalwell-was-sleeping-with-is-pictured-with-chinese-agent-who-spied-on-sen-feinstein-for-20-years\/\" title=\"HUGE: Chinese Spy Rep. Swalwell Was Sleeping With Is Pictured with Chinese Agent Who Spied on Sen. Feinstein for 20 Years\">staff member<\/a> who was working at the front desk when the attack began. The Union Gospel MissionS Executive Director stated that the incident was captured on video, which will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-portland-mayor-done-with-anarchist-mob-begs-public-to-help-unmask-rioters\/\" title=\"Democrat Portland Mayor \u2018Done\u2019 With \u2018Anarchist Mob,\u2019 Begs Public To Help \u2018Unmask\u2019 Rioters\">assist law enforcement<\/a> in their investigation. Residents described the chaos and fear during the stabbings. The shelter, established in 1952, has the capacity to house up to 150 people each night.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eleven people were stabbed Sunday night at a Christian homeless shelter in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>A male suspect was taken into custody, Salem police representative Angela Hedrick said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/suspect-custody-stabbed-oregon-homeless-services-provider-rcna210295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the suspect was not released as of early Monday, nor were condition updates available on the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Union Gospel Mission of Salem Executive Director Craig Smith said the incident, which took place just after 7 p.m., involved a man who had stayed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boston-girl-11-reports-sex-assault-state-shelter-officials-move-man-different-shelter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shelter <\/a>Saturday night and returned Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something &hellip; set him off, and he evidently had a knife in his bag,&rdquo; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Smith said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shop-owner-single-handedly-rips-homeless-encampment-pieces-bums-rob-blind-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident happened<\/a> just before the man would have surrendered his belongings to the staff.<\/p>\n<p>The staff member at the check-in desk was among those wounded, Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said police will be able to use the shelter&rsquo;s video cameras to determine what took place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re sharing video with them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The whole incident is on video.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The shelter was founded in 1952 by a group of Christian men and can house up to 150 people per night, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugmsalem.org\/mens-ministry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>KGW-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/crime\/11-people-stabbed-salem-union-gospel-mission-suspect-in-custody\/283-d157b5ae-1562-4366-b8d9-b47067f75ef7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> a shelter resident named Tim said he was afraid of becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-arrested-stabbing-boy-death-street-due-dems-no-cash-bail-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The guy that is my friend and sleeps right next to me, he got stabbed,&rdquo; Tim said. &ldquo;He was, like I said, a foot away and he got stabbed in the back, so yeah, I thought I was next, for sure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Malik Law said he saw at least seven people stabbed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2025\/06\/01\/stabbing-incident-union-gospel-mission-of-salem-police\/83984770007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statesman-Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody was basically trying to move out of his way,&rdquo; Law said. &ldquo;He started attacking them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO: At least 11 people stabbed at a homeless men&rsquo;s shelter in Salem, Oregon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2Pp0QKrQl\">https:\/\/t.co\/P2Pp0QKrQl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tlqrxBsNQS\">pic.twitter.com\/tlqrxBsNQS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cedar News (@cedar_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cedar_news\/status\/1929412690897682631?\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dan Mills, 62, was working at the front desk when the stabbings took place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just heard a scream,&ldquo; Mills said. &ldquo;I was standing right at the front desk, I was probably no more than 10 feet away, and he stabbed one of the staff members.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Epperly, 48, who lives at the shelter, said he came down from its second floor and saw &nbsp;&ldquo;blood everywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like a horror movie,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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A male suspect has been apprehended, as reported by Salem police spokesperson Angela Hedrick to NBC News. Details about the suspect have not been disclosed as of early Monday, and there are no updates on the victims&#8217; conditions. Craig Smith, Executive Director of Union Gospel Mission of Salem, stated that the incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m., involving a man who had stayed at the shelter the previous night and returned on Sunday. &#8220;Something triggered him, and he apparently had a knife in his bag,&#8221; Smith explained. The incident happened just before the man was due to hand over his belongings to staff; one staff member at check-in was among those injured. Smith mentioned that police would review video footage from the shelter to understand what transpired: &#8220;We&#8217;re sharing video with them; it captured the entire event.&#8221; The shelter has been operating since 1952 and can accommodate up to 150 people each night. A resident named Tim expressed fear for his safety after witnessing a friend being stabbed nearby: &#8220;He was just a foot away from me.&#8221; Malik Law reported seeing at least seven people attacked: &#8220;Everyone was trying to get out of his way as he started attacking them.&#8221; Dan Mills, 62, who worked at the front desk during the stabbings, recalled hearing screams close by when one staff member was stabbed. Bobby Epperly, another resident living on the second floor, described seeing &#8220;blood everywhere,&#8221; likening it to a horror movie scene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2441937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stabbing-Suspect-Salem-OR.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4592,39659,50403,56396,13978],"class_list":["post-2441936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-christian","tag-community-response","tag-crime-2","tag-homeless-ministry","tag-stabbing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stabbing-Suspect-Salem-OR.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441936"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441940,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441936\/revisions\/2441940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}