The arrest warrant affidavit says Jeremy Smith admitted he was in the area on the day of the shooting. His girlfriend told investigators he has panic attacks around people of Asian descent ever since a car crash with an Asian man two years ago.
Highlights
- Jeremy Smith, 36, was arrested for shooting three women at a Dallas Koreatown hair salon.
- Police say he was in the area on the day of the shooting and admitted he was looking for a business to repair a panel of broken glass for a garage door.
- The suspect’s girlfriend told investigators he has panic attacks around people of Asian descent.
- The FBI says it is officially investigating the shooting as a federal hate crime.
- Three women were shot in the back, one in the foot and the third in the arm; all three are expected to recover.
- Police believe the shooting was racially motivated, Dallas police chief Eddie Garcia says.