A series of stabbings outside of a shelter in Salem injured 12 people, some severely, according to police. The suspect who is now in custody faces attempted murder and assault charges.

The stabbings happened at about 7:15 p.m. at the Salem Union Gospel Mission, at 777 Commercial St. NE .

The Marion County District Attorney’s Office said Monday it has charged Tony Latrell Williams from Bend with attempted murder and expects he’ll be arraigned in court Monday afternoon.

Williams, 42, allegedly stabbed several people inside the shelter’s Welcome Center before exiting the mission and stabbing several others seated outside the facility. Williams used a roughly 8-inch knife, police said.

At this point in the investigation, police do not believe the stabbings were a targeted attack.

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