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  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The first victims have been identified in the fatal Atlanta massage parlor shootings that left eight people - primarily women of Asian heritage - dead. However, Atlanta Police Captain Jay Baker said that "nothing was going to be ruled out" and that investigators would follow whatever leads were present. According to investigators, Mr Long said he had "some issues" including "sexual addiction" that motivated his attack. Mr Baker said that Long described himself as having had "a really bad day" during which he was "fed up," leading to the attack.

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Girlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans
2 years, 7 months ago

Girlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The girlfriend of a man arrested Tuesday in a shooting that wounded three women of Asian descent in a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown told police that he has delusions that Asian Americans are trying to harm him, an arrest warrant affidavit states. When asked at a news conference Tuesday if he considered the shooting an issue of …

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 …

Massage Spa Attacks Send Terror Through Asian American Community
3 years, 9 months ago

Massage Spa Attacks Send Terror Through Asian American Community

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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. I talked to @BrookeBaldwin today about how we can #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/SEVN6xK4kz — Judy Chu March 17, 2021 The shootings appear …

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.” …

Public reaction to killings at Atlanta-area massage parlors
3 years, 9 months ago

Public reaction to killings at Atlanta-area massage parlors

Associated Press  

Reactions to the shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight dead, mostly women of Asian descent: ___ “Jill and I are keeping everyone impacted by the shootings in Atlanta in our prayers. ___ “Racially motivated violence must be called out for exactly what it is and we must stop making excuses for it or rebranding it as economic …

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 …

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 …

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 …

8 dead, several injured in firing at massage parlours in Atlanta
3 years, 9 months ago

8 dead, several injured in firing at massage parlours in Atlanta

India TV News  

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 …

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, …

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 …

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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