A man accused of shooting dead three Asian-American women in a hair salon has been charged withmultiple counts, including a hate crime.
The Dallas County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday in her May 11 shooting at a salon in Dallas' Koreatown, Jeremy, 37, Terrence has announced that she has filed charges against Smith. Smith entered the saloon and from a .22 caliber rifle he fired 13 shots, claiming three women were wounded and four endangered.
According to the statement, "Smith is said to have deliberately selected petitioners because of prejudices and prejudices against Asian Americans."
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Police affidavit Smith's girlfriend told a police detective that she had been delusional about Asian-Americans ever since she was involved in a car accident with an Asian man two years ago, according to reports.
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Whenever Smith was around an Asian American, "he said that an Asian mob was targeting him or trying to harm him." I started having delusions," his girlfriend told police. She said she was fired for "verbally attacking" her Asian boss.
Indictment Smith was charged with seven counts of his aggravated assault. Deadly weapons with enhanced hate crimes, respectively. Each count carries him from five years to 99 years in prison.
Smith remains in Dallas County Jail with bonds totaling $700,000. A message to his attorney for comment was not immediately returned.
Violence against Asians has surged in recent years. Last year, shootings in Atlanta and nearby massage parlors killed eight people, including six Asian women, raising anger and fear among Asian Americans.
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