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Jeremy Smith Gets 15 Years for Dallas Asian Salon Shooting

8/2/2026

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Jeremy Theron Smith pleaded guilty on June 30 and was sentenced to 15 years for the May 11, 2022 hate-crime shooting at an Asian-owned Dallas hair salon.
The plea noted that the attack injured three women and that Smith was linked to other 2022 shootings of Asian-owned businesses.
He had been found incompetent but regained competency in 2025 and remains in Dallas County Jail awaiting transfer to a state prison.

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Jeremy Theron Smith pleaded guilty on June 30 and was sentenced to 15 years for the May 11, 2022 hate-crime shooting at an Asian-owned Dallas hair salon.
The plea noted that the attack injured three women and that Smith was linked to other 2022 shootings of Asian-owned businesses.
He had been found incompetent but regained competency in 2025 and remains in Dallas County Jail awaiting transfer to a state prison.