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Salon shooting 911 calls released

The Columbian
Published: October 16, 2011, 5:00pm

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police have released 911 calls from people reporting last week’s massacre in a Southern California hair salon.

One of the calls released Monday by the Seal Beach Police Department was made by a woman who hid in the facial room of the Salon Meritage.

In a quiet, muffled voice, she told the 911 dispatcher: “I think a lot of people might have been killed or hurt.”

Another woman called 911 while hiding behind a car in the parking lot.

The sobbing woman told the dispatcher: “A gunman came in and killed a bunch of people. They’re all lying down on the floor.”

The shooting left eight people dead and one person wounded.

Scott Dekraai, the ex-husband of one of the slaying victims, is charged with murder and attempted murder.

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