Before holding position, Futon DA said she wouldn t seek death penalty. Here s the case that changed her mind We have reviewed the evidence and I am comfortable in the decision that this is an appropriate sentence to seek, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said. Author: Donesha Aldridge (11Alive) Updated: 8:55 PM EDT May 11, 2021
ATLANTA The death penalty was a punishment Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis previously said she wouldn t seek in cases. However, that notion has change following the metro Atlanta spa shootings.
She made the statement seemingly against pursuing the death penalty while still campaigning for the job. She addressed those comments at Tuesday s news conference.
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标 题: 亚特兰大枪击案嫌疑人被控谋杀和恐怖袭击
Suspect in Atlanta-area spa killings indicted on murder, domestic terror
charges, could face hate crimes
Updated 4:12 pm EDT May. 11, 2021
The suspect in a string of fatal shootings at Atlanta-area
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(Photo : Getty Images/Megan Varner) ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 19: People bring flowers to the memorial sight set up outside of The Gold Spa on March 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mourners have gathered across the United States to pay respect to the Asian community after suspect Robert Aaron Long, 21, attacked three spas killing eight people, six of whom were Asian.
Eight weeks following the death of eight people in the Atlanta spa shootings, grand juries in Fulton and Cherokee counties arraigned the alleged gunman, according to the District Attorney s Offices on Tuesday. Fulton prosecutors seek the death penalty and pursue hate crime charges, as indicated in the court filings.