14 October 2011

Murder Charges Expected Against Suspected Seal Beach Killer

Murder charges are expected Friday in the Seal Beach shooting rampage that left eight people dead and one in critical condition.

Scott Evans Dekraai, 41, of Huntington Beach, is suspected of executing the worst mass killiing in Orange County history. He has been held without bail at an Orange County jail since his arrest Wednesay shortly after the shooting at the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach.

Special Report: Complete Coverage of the Seal Beach Massacre

A joint press conference with Seal Beach Acting Police Chief Tim Olson and Orange County District Attorney Anthony Rackauckas is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Among the dead are Randy Lee Fannin, 62, the owner of Salon Meritage, Laura Lee Elody, 46, a salon employee, and Michelle Marie Fournier, 48, the ex-wife of the suspected shooter who also worked at the salon.  

Other victims include Victoria Ann Buzzo, 54; Lucia Bernice Kondas, 65; Michelle Daschbach Fast, 47; David Caouette, 64; and Christy Lynn Wilson, 47.  

Elody's mother, Hattie Stretz, 73, is the lone survivor. Stretz was reportedly at the salon visiting her daughter. Stretz is currently in critical condition at Long Beach Memorial Hospital.

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