Suspect charged with killing 8 in Atlanta-area shootings that targeted Asian-run spas
Tim Craig, Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Paulina Firozi and Griff Witte, The Washington Post
March 17, 2021
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ACWORTH, Ga. - Police on Wednesday charged a 21-year-old man with murder, a day after eight people were shot dead at three Asian spas in and around Atlanta in a killing spree that sharply amplified fears among Asian Americans over a nationwide surge in hate crimes and bigoted rhetoric.
Authorities said Robert Aaron Long had confessed to the killings and had told investigators he had "a sexual addiction." Long indicated he may have frequented the spas in the past, police said, and that they were "a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate."