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ATLANTA A 21-year-old man identified as Robert Aaron Long has been arrested on suspicion of killing eight people, including six Asian women, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlours. Here is what is known about Long so far. MOTIVE NOT RACIAL, HE SAYS Long has taken responsibility for the shootings but he does claim it was not racially motivated, said Captain Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff s office. A SHORT MANHUNT Surveillance footage released by police shows Long, wearing glasses and a red and navy blue hoodie, getting into a Hyundai Tucson car near one of the crime scenes.
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Atlanta ‘sex addict shooter’ Robert Aaron Long charged after ‘killing 8’ at massage parlors to ‘take out temptation’
Updated: Mar 17 2021, 20:58 ET
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THE sex addict who allegedly killed eight at massage parlors in Atlanta has been charged over the attack.
God-fearing Robert Aaron Long, 21, took responsibility for the shootings and told cops that the massage parlors were a temptation that he wanted to eliminate.
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Eight people were dead after shootings at three spas in the Atlanta areaCredit: Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
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Atlanta Police held a press conference on Wednesday following the shootingsCredit: AP
Long was arrested on Tuesday night after leading cops on a three hour car chase, Cherokee County Sheriff s spokesperson Howard J Baker said.
A man walks past a massage parlor where three women were shot and killed on March 17, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. Suspect Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested after a series of shootings at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead on Tuesday night, including six Asian women. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
Christian mass shooter Robert Aaron Long, 21, told police he was addicted to pornography and was trying to eliminate “temptation” when he shot up three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, killing eight people who were mostly Asian women Tuesday evening, and was planning to shoot up more parlors in Florida.
“We did interview him last night. He is currently in our facility at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center,” Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds said at a press conference Wednesday. “He made indicators that he has some issues, potentially sexual addiction, and may have frequented some of these places in the past.”
Motive in Georgia spa shootings may not be race, but Asian-Americans fearful
By Rich McKay
Reuters
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia man facing murder and assault charges after the fatal shootings of eight people, including six Asian women, at Atlanta-area spas indicated he had sexual addiction issues and may have not been motivated by racial hatred, authorities said on Wednesday.
Tuesday s killings have intensified fears in Asian-American communities around the United States that have been the target of some attacks since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago. It also was the latest gun violence in the United States with numerous deaths.