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Replay Video UP NEXT Robert Aaron Long was charged with four counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault in the attacks in Cherokee County, according to the sheriff’s office there. The Atlanta police said later Wednesday afternoon that he was also charged with four counts of homicide in the killings in that city. Six Asian women died in the attacks on Tuesday, prompting widespread concern that the killings could be the latest in a surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans.
Shootings at three Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday left eight people dead, including six Asian women. Police arrested Robert Aaron Long, 21, after a brief manhunt and said he is the suspect in all three shootings. The shootings spurred concern among advocates and police that the killings could be the latest in a surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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