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.
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Arelis R. Hernandez, Ken Hoffman, Abigail Hauslohner and Griff Witte, The Washington Post
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