Dallas man pleads guilty to racially-motivated 2022 hair salon shooting

A North Texas man will serve over a decade in prison for injuring three people in a hate-crime shooting in 2022.On June 30, 41-year-old Jeremy Theron Smith pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for his role in a 2022 shooting at a hair salon off of Royal Lane in Dallas.He received a 15-year prison sentence as part of a plea deal. The aggravated assault was considered a hate crime, and carried the potential for life in prison.Smith admitted in court last week his bias against Asian-owned businesses, and specifically targeted them in the 2022 incident.On May 11, 2022, Smith opened fire at Hair World Salon on Royal Lane in Northwest Dallas.Three women were injured in the shooting. All three survived their injuries.Smith's plea deal also linked him to two other shootings in 2022 that targeted Asian-owned businesses. No one was hurt in either one of those shootings.Smith had also been fired from his previous job for assaulting his Asian boss.Investigators say Smith's gir