Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in Atlanta-area spa shootings
By KATE BRUMBACK The Associated Press,Updated May 11, 2021, 2:03 p.m.
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A makeshift memorial at Gold Spa near Atlanta on March 23.CHANG W. LEE
ATLANTA (AP) â A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that sheâll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, in the March 16 slayings of Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63. The indictment only covers those four killings that happened at two spas in Atlanta, and not the attack in Cherokee County in which Xiaojie âEmilyâ Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54, were killed.
Suspect in Atlanta-area spa shootings indicted in slayings, set to face hate crime charges and death penalty
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Georgia Asian Times
May 11, 2021
Atlanta, May 11, 2021 A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she’ll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, in the March 16 slayings of Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63. The indictment only covers those four killings that happened at two spas in Atlanta, and not the attack in Cherokee County in which Xiaojie “Emily” Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54, were killed.
Prosecutor to seek death penalty for man charged in Atlanta-area killings
A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges. A prosecutor filed notice that she ll also seek hate-crime charges and the death penalty.
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Posted: May 11, 2021 2:35 PM ET | Last Updated: May 11
In this March 19 photo, flowers, candles and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial in Atlanta following a fatal shooting. The murder case against Robert Aaron Long, a white man accused of shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses, could be the first big test for Georgia’s new hate-crimes law. (Candice Choi/The Associated Press)