The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office declared the indictment Tuesday of 37-yr-old Jeremy Terrence Smith for the May 11 shooting at a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown. It alleges Smith entered the salon and fired 13 shots from a 22-calibre rifle, injuring three women and endangering four others.

According to the statement:

“Smith is alleged to have intentionally selected the complainants because of his bias or prejudice against Asian Americans,” 

According to police testimony, Smith’s girlfriend told police detectives that he had been delusional about Asian Americans since being involved in a car accident two years ago with a man of Asian descent. She said he had been admitted to lots of mental health facilities because of the delusions.

Whenever Smith is close to an Asian American, “he begins having delusions that the Asian mob is after him or attempting to harm him,” his girlfriend told police. She said he was sacked for “verbally attacking” his boss, who was of Asian descent.