Eight people were killed and one remained in critical condition Wednesday after a gunman opened fire in a packed hair salon in a small California town, police said.
The suspected gunman, a white male, was arrested a short time later about half a mile away from the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, on the Pacific Coast Highway south of Los Angeles.
Local media reports said the gunmen was ex-military and had multiple weapons and was wearing body armor at the time of the shooting. Police could not confirm this, but said he was arrested "without incident."
Police initially responded to a 911 call reporting gunfire at the salon, in a strip mall just across from the ocean.