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Suspect arrested in Dallas salon shooting as FBI opens hate crime investigation

Dallas police arrested a suspect in connection with the May 11 shooting of three Korean women at a hair salon. The FBI opened a hate crime probe into the incident.

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Dallas police arrested a suspect in connection with the May 11 shooting of three Korean women at a hair salon. The FBI opened a hate crime probe into the incident.

Highlights

  • Dallas police arrested a suspect in connection with the May 11 shooting of three women in a hair salon in the city’s Koreatown.
  • The incident is being investigated as a hate crime and could be linked to a series of recent shootings at Asian-run businesses.
  • The salon owner, an employee and a customer are all Korean, according to ABC affiliate station WFAA in Dallas.
  • The women suffered nonfatal injuries and were transported to a local hospital.
  • The FBI is investigating the incident and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has opened a federal hate crime investigation into the incident, a spokesperson for the FBI field office in Dallas told ABC News.