A Dallas man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime for shooting three women inside a Korean-owned hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown in 2022.
Jeremy Theron Smith, 41, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the May 11, 2022, attack at Hair World Salon on Royal Lane. Court records show Smith admitted the shooting was motivated by “bias or prejudice against a group, namely Asian Americans,” WFAA reported.
Under the plea agreement accepted June 30, Smith received a 15-year prison sentence. Because the offense was designated a hate crime, he had faced a possible life sentence.
Shooting Targeted Dallas Koreatown Salon
The shooting occurred at Hair World Salon, located in Dallas’ historic Koreatown district. Responding officers found three women suffering from gunshot wounds. All three survived after being transported to area hospitals with injuries that authorities described at the time as non-life-threatening…