33°44′44″N 118°06′23″W / 33.74555°N 118.10630°W
| 2011 Seal Beach shooting | |
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 Salon Meritage, with floral tributes, following the shooting | |
| Location | 500 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°44′44″N 118°06′23″W / 33.74555°N 118.10630°W |
| Date | October 12, 2011 c. 1:21 pm |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Scott Evans Dekraai |
| Convictions | 8 life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 7 years |
On October 12, 2011, a mass shooting occurred at the Salon Meritage hair salon in Seal Beach, California. Eight people inside the salon and one person in the parking lot were shot, and only one victim survived. It remains the deadliest mass killing in Orange County history.[2]
Scott Evans Dekraai, who was involved in a custody dispute with his ex-wife (one of the shooting victims), pleaded guilty to the shooting on May 2, 2014. On September 22, 2017, Dekraai was sentenced to eight terms of life imprisonment without parole and one term of seven years to life for attempted murder.[3]
- ^ Prosecutors seek death penalty in salon shooting case Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2011.
- ^ Emery, Sean (May 15, 2022). "Mass and spree shootings and attacks in Orange County over the years". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Audio: Seal Beach mass murderer sentenced to life in prison for salon killings". Scpr.org. September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.