Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 11:06 AM MYT
Law enforcement personnel are seen outside a massage parlour where a person was shot and killed on March 16, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. ― AFP pic
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WASHINGTON, March 17 ― Eight people, six of whom were Asian women, were killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of Georgia yesterday, with a 21-year-old man in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said.
The shootings came with many Asian-Americans already on edge following a recent spike in hate crimes against the community, and triggered immediate fears that Asian-run businesses may have been deliberately targeted.
Eight dead in US spa shootings
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published : 17 Mar 2021 at 11:45
2 Law enforcement cars block the area of a shooting at a spa in an Atlanta suburb
WASHINGTON - Eight people were killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of Georgia Tuesday and a 21-year-old male suspect was in custody, police and local media reported, though it was unclear if the attacks were related.
Four people were killed in a shooting at Young s Asian Massage near Acworth, a suburb of Georgia s capital city Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, citing the Cherokee County sheriff s office. Shooting suspect in custody! the county sheriff s office posted on Facebook.
The victims included six Asian women. Five people were first shot, with two declared dead at the scene and three taken to the hospital with injuries. Two of those injured later died at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported a Hispanic man was also injured in the shooting and was rushed to a hospital for medical treatment. Four more people were killed later.
Robert Aaron Long (Cherokee County Sheriff)
What happened at Gold Massage Spa?
At about 5 pm, Long first entered Young’s Asian Massage Parlor in Woodstock, an Atlanta suburb along Georgia Highway 92 and opened fire at five people, killing four. He then drove to Gold Spa and Aroma Therapy, killing four more people. A police chase followed and he was taken into custody in Crisp County 200 miles away.