After a man fired multiple shots at a Korean hair salon in Dallas, Korean Americans in Texas are reckoning with the increased reported incidents of hate-crimes targeting the Asian community. Via dallasnews.
1:06 p.m. Sunday, to clarify how many people were in the salon during the shooting and who was injured.
Dallas police Chief Eddie García said Thursday that police could “confidently say that hate was not a motivating factor” in the salon shooting. Butand said they believe the attack may be connected to at least two other crimes — the April 2 drive-by and a shooting in east Oak Cliff on Tuesday — that targeted the Asian community.
On Saturday, a Dallas police mobile surveillance tower could be seen at the retail center. Han said she feels safer with the added police presence, but added that she hopes to see more permanent measures to increase security in the area.“Business has already been impacted by the pandemic, and now with this shooting my employees and customers are scared to come here,” she said. “It would be a real problem if police learn that the shooting was targeting Asian people.
Anna Park, the owner of Park Jun’s Hair Salon in Carrollton’s Korean Mall — Furneaux Creek Village Shopping Center, said her customers have not expressed any safety concerns stemming from the Dallas attack.
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