Motive In Georgia Spa Shootings Uncertain, But Asian Americans Still Fearful
3 years, 9 months ago

Motive In Georgia Spa Shootings Uncertain, But Asian Americans Still Fearful

News 18  

Georgia authorities charged a man with the fatal shootings of eight people, including six Asian women, at Atlanta-area spas in crimes that heightened fears among Asian Americans already rattled by a rise in racial attacks since the start of the pandemic. “The suspect did take responsibility for the shooting,” Captain Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department told a news conference. “It’s very difficult to ignore that the Asian community has once again been targeted, and it’s happening across the country,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told CNN. The bloodshed began about 5 p.m. on Tuesday when four people were killed and another was wounded at Young’s Asian Massage in Cherokee County, Baker said.

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Georgia shooting leaves 3 dead, 1 injured at Gwinnett County apartment complex
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia shooting leaves 3 dead, 1 injured at Gwinnett County apartment complex

Hindustan Times  

A shooter opened fire on three people inside an apartment before killing himself early on Tuesday morning in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The tragedy occurred at an apartment complex on the 2300 block of Country Walk SW in Gwinnett County at around 1:00 am. Corporal Juan Madiedo, Gwinnett County Police, said they believe the gunman and the injured woman were in …

US' Georgia shooting suspect killed in gunfire exchange; 3 officers injured
1 year, 5 months ago

US' Georgia shooting suspect killed in gunfire exchange; 3 officers injured

Hindustan Times  

Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff's deputy and two police officers wounded while trying to take the suspect into custody, authorities said. Clayton County police said a Henry County sheriff's deputy saw the SUV that Longmore stole from one of the victims and …

US: 4 killed in yet another mass shooting in Georgia, suspect yet to be arrested
1 year, 5 months ago

US: 4 killed in yet another mass shooting in Georgia, suspect yet to be arrested

India TV News  

At least four people were killed in a mass shooting in the US state of Georgia on Saturday, according to a county government spokesperson. Before the July 4 celebrations, the US witnessed several instances of mass shootings. There have been more than 550 mass killing incidents since 2006, according to the database, in which at least 2,900 people have died …

Violence against Asians decried on spa shootings anniversary
2 years, 9 months ago

Violence against Asians decried on spa shootings anniversary

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A year after the fatal shootings at three Georgia massage businesses, crowds gathered at rallies across the country Wednesday to remember the victims and denounce anti-Asian violence that has risen sharply in recent years. In the rampage a year ago, Robert Aaron Long killed four people — Xiaojie “Emily” Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and …

A year later, spa shooting victims’ families grieve and heal
2 years, 9 months ago

A year later, spa shooting victims’ families grieve and heal

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Robert Peterson misses spending Sundays with his mother, cooking and running errands. Noting that Long bought his gun the day of the shootings, Webb speculated that if there had been a waiting period, “there’s at least a reasonable likelihood would still be alive.” A gun owner for decades, Webb said he’s long had moderate views on gun control. …

A year later, spa shooting victims’ families grieve and heal
2 years, 9 months ago

A year later, spa shooting victims’ families grieve and heal

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Robert Peterson misses spending Sundays with his mother, cooking and running errands. Noting that Long bought his gun the day of the shootings, Webb speculated that if there had been a waiting period, “there’s at least a reasonable likelihood would still be alive.” A gun owner for decades, Webb said he’s long had moderate views on gun control. …

Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings
3 years, 2 months ago

Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city. Robert Aaron Long, 22, appeared briefly Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court, where he waived arraignment and entered a …

Shooter pleads guilty in Atlanta-area spa shootings
3 years, 4 months ago

Shooter pleads guilty in Atlanta-area spa shootings

Al Jazeera  

Robert Aaron Long says he is guilty in four of the eight deaths he caused in Atlanta-area spas. Robert Aaron Long, the man charged in the shooting deaths of eight people in Atlanta-area spas in March – six of them women of Asian descent – pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murdering four of the victims. Dressed in a white, button-down …

Atlanta shooting suspect faces ‘malice murder’ charge
3 years, 9 months ago

Atlanta shooting suspect faces ‘malice murder’ charge

Al Jazeera  

Suspect faces malice murder and aggravated assault charges as calls to stem anti-Asian hate grow after deadly attacks. The 21-year-old man accused of opening fire at spas in the United States last week, killing eight people, faces additional charges of “malice murder” and aggravated assault, a law enforcement agency said on Monday. “Working with jurisdictions across Georgia, Robert Aaron Long …

Tracy Quan: Don’t forget — the Georgia shootings are a hate crime against sex workers
3 years, 9 months ago

Tracy Quan: Don’t forget — the Georgia shootings are a hate crime against sex workers

LA Times  

Eight people were killed in Atlanta last Tuesday. U.S. Army veteran Latrelle Rolling and Jessica Lang pray at Young’s Asian Massage, where four people were killed in Acworth, Ga. White supremacy is lately defined as America’s “original sin” — a confusing term that recalls St. Augustine reading Genesis so we won’t have to. Books Sanjena Sathian: After the Atlanta shooting, …

Robert Arron Long: Everything we know about the Atlanta massage shootings and the victims
3 years, 9 months ago

Robert Arron Long: Everything we know about the Atlanta massage shootings and the victims

The Independent  

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Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
3 years, 9 months ago

Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said that regardless of the shooter’s motivation, “it is unacceptable, it is hateful and it has to stop.” …

Suspect charged with murder over Atlanta spa shootings
3 years, 9 months ago

Suspect charged with murder over Atlanta spa shootings

Al Jazeera  

The shootings appear to be at ‘intersection of gender-based violence, misogyny and xenophobia,’ says US politician. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said that regardless of the shooter’s motivation, “it is unacceptable, it is hateful and it has to stop”. Authorities said they did not know if Long ever went to the spas where the shootings occurred but that he was …

US: Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlours
3 years, 9 months ago

US: Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlours

India Today  

A white gunman was charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlours in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said that regardless of the shooter's motivation, “it is unacceptable, it is hateful and it has to stop.” Authorities said they …

Jay Baker, sheriff’s spokesman in Atlanta-area spa shootings, criticized for anti-Chinese posts
3 years, 9 months ago

Jay Baker, sheriff’s spokesman in Atlanta-area spa shootings, criticized for anti-Chinese posts

LA Times  

Activists demonstrate outside Youngs Asian Massage on Wednesday in Acworth, Ga., one of three spas where deadly shootings took place. Jay Baker told reporters that Long was having “a really bad day.” He described a man suspected of a killing rampage as someone who was “fed up” and at the “end of his rope.” As to growing concerns about whether …

The Atlanta murders of Asian American women: What we know so far
3 years, 9 months ago

The Atlanta murders of Asian American women: What we know so far

Al Jazeera  

Six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent, prompting fears the killings were racially motivated. Long told police the attacks were not racially motivated and were instead related to his “sex addiction”. She also noted that as the attacks are being framed as “a sex addiction killing spree”, Georgia’s hate crimes statute also protects against violence motivated by …

These are the victims of the Atlanta-area spa shootings
3 years, 9 months ago

These are the victims of the Atlanta-area spa shootings

LA Times  

With the identities of all victims of Tuesday’s shootings at three Atlanta-area spas now public, details remained scant Friday on several of the eight who were killed by a gunman. “The kind of person would give the shirt off her back to anyone.” He said that when Yaun started working at the Waffle House three years ago, she let homeless …

March 17 Atlanta spa shootings news
3 years, 9 months ago

March 17 Atlanta spa shootings news

CNN  

At least eight people were found dead at three different spas in the Atlanta area Tuesday. The victims: Of those who died, six were Asian and two were White, Cherokee County sheriff’s officials said in a joint news conference with Atlanta police on Wednesday. Long’s family saw the image and helped authorities identify him, Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds said …

Georgia massage parlour shootings leave 8 dead; suspect captured
3 years, 9 months ago

Georgia massage parlour shootings leave 8 dead; suspect captured

The Hindu  

Shootings at two massage parlours in Atlanta and one in the suburbs Tuesday evening left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. The attacks began around 5 p.m., when five people were shot at Youngs Asian Massage Parlour in a strip mall near a rural area in Acworth, about s 50 km north of Atlanta, …

Atlanta spa shootings stir fear amid historic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans
3 years, 9 months ago

Atlanta spa shootings stir fear amid historic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans

LA Times  

June Macon planned to celebrate this week when her mother and grandmother had gotten COVID-19 vaccine shots, including finally hugging them after months of separation during the pandemic. Police said the early stages of their investigation indicated that Long “did not appear to be” motivated by race and was possibly seeking revenge on women at spas he frequented out of …

US violence: 4 Asian women among 8 killed in shootings at Georgia spas, accused held
3 years, 9 months ago

US violence: 4 Asian women among 8 killed in shootings at Georgia spas, accused held

India Today  

Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday. Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said three people were killed at a spa in northeast Atlanta, while a fourth person was killed at another spa across the street. He said all four victims were …

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three US spas
3 years, 9 months ago

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three US spas

Al Jazeera  

Suspect arrested, says the killings were not racially motivated; police state it is too early to declare this a hate crime. Describing the scene in northeast Atlanta, the city police department said: “Upon arrival, officers located three females deceased inside the location from apparent gunshot wounds.” While on the scene, officers were advised of shots fired across the street, where …

Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism
3 years, 9 months ago

Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism

NPR  

Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism Enlarge this image toggle caption Megan Varner/Getty Images Megan Varner/Getty Images The suspect in three attacks that killed eight people at Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday has been charged with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. Long is believed to have "frequented these places, …

Robert Aaron Long: What we know about the suspect in Atlanta spa shootings
3 years, 9 months ago

Robert Aaron Long: What we know about the suspect in Atlanta spa shootings

CNN  

CNN — State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, and his alleged motive. Suspect had been treated for sexual addiction Sheriff Frank Reynolds of Cherokee County, where the Acworth shootings took place, told reporters Long “made indicators that he has some …

8 People, Many Of Them Asian, Shot Dead At Atlanta-Area Spas; Man Arrested
3 years, 9 months ago

8 People, Many Of Them Asian, Shot Dead At Atlanta-Area Spas; Man Arrested

NPR  

8 People, Many Of Them Asian, Shot Dead At Atlanta-Area Spas; Man Arrested Enlarge this image toggle caption Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images At least eight people were killed and several others injured in a series of shootings at three spas in the Atlanta metro region Tuesday. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office announced that Robert …

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