Accused Seal Beach Shooter Scott Dekraai: Quick Facts

We now know there is a hair salon massacre on Wednesday, but what else is there to know about the suspect?

Following the arrest of Scott Dekraai, the dock worker accused of murdering eight inside Salon Meritage on Wednesday, many are curious about the man.

Here are some facts that have been reported to date:

• Dekraai lives in 1,500-square foot home in Huntington Beach--a house that was once owned by Laguna Niguel Patch photographer and resident, Barton Mac Leod.
• In 2007, Dekraai was that killed deckhand Piper Cameron—cutting her in two as Dekraai tried to save her—and nearly severed Dekraai's legs.
• He was so disabled from the accident, Dekraai . He recently married his caretaker, Mindy, in the backyard of their Huntington Beach home.
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• Dekraai was divorced from his wife Michelle soon after the tugboat accident. He had been fighting his wife in court for custody of their son since 2007, the year of the accident. Most recently the two appeared in court together Tuesday.
• Dekraai had owned a T-shirt company, Bendo, more than a decade ago. Tagline for the shirts? "Combat Fishing Gear."
  
• He is described as an who did "squid-like" abstracts.
• Neighbor Stephanie Malchow said Dekraai shared gardening tips and plants, gave birthday gifts to newborns and joined the Neighborhood Watch program. "I don’t want people to think he is just an evil monster," she said. "He’s a nice guy, but he must have snapped."
• The truck believed to belong to Dekraai has a license plate holder reading: "Help Save America www.JoinTheTeaParty.us."
  
• When police found Dekraai about a half-mile from the salon where the massacre took place, he was wearing a bulletproof vest.