A search is underway for a suspect who opened fire at a Dallas hair salon, and injured three Korean women inside before fleeing Wednesday, police say.
Highlights
- Dallas police are searching for a suspect who opened fire at a Dallas hair salon, and injured three Korean women inside before fleeing.
- The suspect, described as a Black male dressed in all black, walked into the business and started shooting, striking the three women, police say.
- The victims were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
- The FBI has been called to assist in the investigation, and the FBI is in communication with Dallas police and “coordinating closely” The incident comes at a time the nation has seen rising hate crimes against the Asian American community amid the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- A report by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism found that anti-Asian hate crime