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8 Killed in California Shooting

HeadlineOct 13, 2011

At least eight people have been killed and another person has been left critically injured in a shooting rampage at a hair salon in Seal Beach, California. The unidentified suspect was arrested shortly after fleeing the scene. Seal Beach Police Sergeant Steve Bowles announced the attack.

Sgt. Steve Bowles: “At 1:21 this afternoon, the Seal Beach Police Department responded to the hair salon behind me, responding to a 'shots fired' call inside of the hair salon. Our officers arrived on scene and found nine critically injured parties. It was later discovered that six of those nine were deceased, and three were transported to a local medical center as critical traumas.”

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