Gunman kills eight in US salon massacre

A gunman opened fire in a busy hairdressing salon, killing eight people and critically wounding another in a quiet Southern California beach community.

The gunman, said by one salon worker to be the husband of a colleague, got into a car and drove away from Salon Meritage, in Seal Beach, about 30 miles from Los Angeles, after opening fire at about 1.30pm yesterday (9.30pm Irish Time).