The man accused of shooting three women of Korean descent at a hair salon last week often yelled obscenities and screamed when nobody was around, according to a homeowner who employed the suspect.
often yelled obscenities and screamed when nobody else was around, according to a homeowner who employed the suspect.
and has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Dallas police have said the salon shooting is being investigated as a hate crime, and officials are investigating whether it could be part of a string of similar incidents in Dallas. In announcing the arrest Tuesday, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Smith has suffered “panic attacks and delusions when he is around anyone of Asian descent” for several years, pointing to a car crash Smith was in several years ago. Smith had also been fired from a job after he verbally attacked a boss of Asian descent, according to police documents, which indicated that he had been admitted to several mental health facilities.
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