A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses has been indicted on murder charges, and a prosecutor says she would also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, on Tuesday in the March 16 killings 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 hate crime charges and death penalty in Atlanta-area spa shootings
Updated on: May 11, 2021 / 9:40 PM / AP Spa shooting suspect could face death penalty
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.
Accused gunman in spa shootings indicted on murder charges in second county
By Alex Whittler and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Man accused of Atlanta area spa shootings charged in two counties
The Fulton County District Attorney said a man accused of mass shootings at three Atlanta area spas is pursuing the death penalty. The Cherokee County district attorney said capital punishment is on the table.
ATLANTA - The man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, was indicted Tuesday In Fulton and later Cherokee counties.
Grand juries indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, on murder charges, and a Fulton County prosecutor filed notice that she ll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty.
Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for hate crimes targeting the sex and race of the victims.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed notice with the Fulton Superior Court on Tuesday that she plans to seek the death penalty and enhanced hate crimes charges against Long in the first test of a hate crime law passed by the Georgia Legislature last year. I, along with my staff, have made a determination that this office will seek the death penalty, Willis told reporters. Last year, I told the voters of Fulton County that I could not imagine a circumstance where I would seek it. And at that time I did not.