cnn s alexander field is following this story. what more have you learned from police there. reporter: well, victor, police say they have taken into custody a 36-year-old manager ri sm jerry smith, all in connection with a shooting at a hair salon that happened nearly a week ago. they say the suspect walked into the salon, fired 13 shots. there were 7 people inside. three people were injured, then they say he fled the salon in a red minivan. that minivan was seen in surveillance video. investigators worked through the course of the week to find that minivan that they had seen on the video. they also had the images of the suspect. they arrested the suspect. they say they executed a search warrant and recovered a handgun, a gun magazine, and ammunition. they also say that in the course of the investigation, they determined that smith had been involved two years ago in a motor vehicle accident with an asian man and that he has had panic attacks and delusions
these shootings. also saying it appears the shooting at the hair salon may have been motivated by hate. that is what they have been investigating. they say they have taken a suspect into custody, they have not named that suspect and we re waiting to learn the details of how an arrest was made. what we do know is a suspect walked into a korean-owned hair salon a week ago, started shouting, started firing shots, left three women injured before fleeing and apparently getting into a red minivan. investigators now say this a red or maroon van was also spotted on the scene of two other shootings during which asian-run businesses were targeted. one of those shootings also happened a week ago. the other happening about a month ago. the van does appear to be the connecting link here. investigators have been asking the public for help in finding a suspect. they seem to have tracked down a suspect. they have been stepping up patrols and security in majority asian communities as a result of
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wash in smyrna georgia near atlanta. you can see the victim jump on the hood of her car to stop the carjacker, from leaving the parking lot. that is when a city worker washing his car pulls out his gun and hit him in the shoulder. i heard a pop. i heard a pop. the guy got shot, was falling out of the car and holding his chest. he started shivering and shaking. he flopped on to the ground. patti ann: witnesses say the woman slid off the hood as the car stopped. the suspect was arrested but police say three accomplices got away in this red minivan. they are still at large. the. bill: california s governor in some hot water over water. jerry brown defending his mandatory conservation orders in the face after prolonged drought. william la jeunesse is live on that from los angeles. why is the governor now playing defense? william? reporter: well, bill he is getting it from all sides. consumers don t want to change.