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Eight killed in California salon shooting
A gunman opened fire Wednesday in a busy hair salon, killing eight people and critically wounding another while leaving bodies scattered throughout the business in a normally sedate Southern California beach community.
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A police officer talks to onlookers near the site where eight people were killed and three were wounded in a shooting at a hair salon in Seal Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.
Chris Carlson Associated Press
Associated Press
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Investigators stand near the site where eight people were killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Seal Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.
Los Angeles Times, Robert Lachman Associated Press
Associated Press
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Bystanders observe the scene outside the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, Calif., where police say eight people were killed and three critically wounded in a shooting Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The gunman was stopped by officers about a half-mile away and surrendered without incident, said police Sgt. Steve Bowles.
Lori Shepler Associated Press
Associated Press
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Police officers stand with a man who was being held in a patrol car at the scene of the arrest of a suspect near the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, Calif., where a shooting left eight people dead.
Reed Saxon Associated Press
Associated Press
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Friends and acquaintances react near the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, Calif. where eight people were killed, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.
Chris Carlson Associated Press
Associated Press
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An offer allows a vehicle to leave the perimeter near the site where eight people were killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Seal Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.
Orange County Register, Jebb Harris Associated Press
Associated Press
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