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Your Monday evening update on Salem news

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Good evening, Salem.

We apologize for sending this evening’s newsletter late. We’ve been working on wrapping up our first day of reporting on last night’s stabbing.

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As many in the community know, a man went on a rampage, stabbing a dozen people at Salem’s Union Gospel Mission Sunday night.

The incident gained national attention, with key details including the number of victims shifting as police and Union Gospel Mission leaders released more information.

Police named a Bend man traveling through Salem as a suspect. He arrived in town Saturday, police said, and had stayed at the shelter the night before the stabbing but wasn’t well known to staff.

Salem Reporter’s news team spent the day working to make sense of what happened, speaking with victims and witnesses and combing court records.

We’ll continue to cover the aftermath of the stabbing and its broader impacts on our community. If you have questions or suggestions for our reporting in the coming days, please send a note to [email protected].

Here’s some of our latest news. Catch all of our reports anytime on our website.

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A place to safely rest becomes a Salem crime scene

Staff and residents at Salem’s Union Gospel Mission said Monday they were praying for the Bend man accused of stabbing 12 people Sunday evening at Salem’s largest shelter. Five remained…

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UPDATE: Bend man accused of stabbing 12 during check-in at Salem Union Gospel Mission

Tony L. Williams, 42, of Bend, will appear in court Monday afternoon on assault charges. Staff reported the assailant was checking into the men’s mission when he became agitated and…

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How Salem Hospital responded to a mass casualty event

The stabbing at Union Gospel Mission was the first time since at least 2017 that Salem Hospital implemented its Mass Casualty Incident protocol as eleven patients arrived in short succession.…

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Oregon Sen. Lisa Reynolds mulls conflict of interest declaration after ethics report

The Legislature’s own counsel would determine whether the Senator and doctor has a conflict of interest for her healthcare funding bill.

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