Dallas man gets 15 years for 2022 hate crime shooting at Korean hair salon

The shooting occurred during a nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate incidents tied to pandemic-era conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19.

Jul 13, 2026

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A Dallas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime charge for shooting three Korean American women at a northwest Dallas hair salon in 2022.

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