Three women were killed Wednesday at a Dallas hair salon after a gunman entered a business and opened fire, police said.
Filming took place at Hair World Salon, which mainly operates in the Korean commercial area. An unknown man stopped the vehicle near the saloon, entered the building and shouted incomprehensibly. He then fired at least four shots inside before fleeing, according to authorities.
The victims were all Korean women who were shot in the legs. Police told Dallas NBC 5. They were taken to hospitals in the region with fatal injuries and in danger of life.
Police confirmed that the three people killed were Korean women. We are 2200 blocks from Royal Hair World Salon.
1 male suspect escaped aboard a dark colored minivan, probably brunette.
There are no signs of hate crime so far, but there is still a growing fear in Asian society here. @wfaa pic.twitter.com/nfVvs9Rukc
-Tiffany Liu (@tliou) May 11, 2022
The Dallas Police Department described the suspect as a black man driving a dark -colored or dark -colored minivan. It is not known what type of weapon the attacker used or what prompted the behavior.
On Wednesday night, authorities also shared a photo of a person fleeing the scene and a photo of a car.
5/11/22 at 14:20 3 female victims were shot at World Salon Royal Ln. The suspect was described as a 5’7 “to 5’10” black man with thin curly hair and a beard. Contact Detective T. Johnston at 214.671.3523 or timothy.johnston@dallascityhall.com if you have information. pic.twitter.com/gZ81P62BN7
– Dallas Police Department (@DallasPD) May 12, 2022
A black man who allegedly shot at the World Salon, located at 2216 Royal Lane, was seen driving an unknown brunette in a minivan. The three women wounded were not life threatening. pic.twitter.com/nM6tLURBRO
– Dallas Police Department (@DallasPD) May 12, 2022
Investigators told local media the shooting was a hate crime.
“We didn’t say no, but we didn’t see any indication that it was at this time.” Warren Mitchell, a spokesman for the department, told KDFW, a local subsidiary of Fox. “When he came in, he shouted something we didn’t understand, then he started shooting.”
The department asked the FBI to assist in the investigation.
Dallas police did not immediately respond to a HuffPost request for comment.
Source: Huffpost
