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March 17, 2021 10:10 AM
Olivia Roberts
Updated:
Mike Stewart
Authorities investigate a fatal shooting at a massage parlor, late Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. Officials say 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, of Woodstock, Georgia, has been captured hours after multiple people were killed in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee released a statement Wednesday in response to three deadly shootings at Asian-owned spas in Georgia.
Eight people were killed in Tuesday night’s shootings, including six Asian women.
“The tragedy that unfolded in Georgia was another escalation in the disturbing trend of anti-Asian violence in this country. These shootings reflect hate against Asians, against women, and against immigrants. We all have a role in denouncing hatred wherever it reveals itself,” Inslee said. “We stand in solidarity with all those impacted, including our Asian community members who are suffering in the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes. All leaders, past and present, should condemn these acts for what they are and commit to a more open dialogue about how this happened and how we can do better by our Asian American communities.”