The victims included six Asian women. Five people were first shot, with two declared dead at the scene and three taken to the hospital with injuries. Two of those injured later died at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported a Hispanic man was also injured in the shooting and was rushed to a hospital for medical treatment. Four more people were killed later.
Robert Aaron Long (Cherokee County Sheriff)
What happened at Gold Massage Spa?
At about 5 pm, Long first entered Young’s Asian Massage Parlor in Woodstock, an Atlanta suburb along Georgia Highway 92 and opened fire at five people, killing four. He then drove to Gold Spa and Aroma Therapy, killing four more people. A police chase followed and he was taken into custody in Crisp County 200 miles away.
Here is what we know. Author: Donesha Aldridge (11Alive), Adrianne M Haney Published: 6:24 PM EDT March 16, 2021 Updated: 11:49 PM EDT March 16, 2021
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. A manhunt for the suspect in a deadly multi shooting at a Cherokee County massage parlor is now over after he was captured.
Authorities had been searching for 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, of Woodstock, who they suspected in the shooting. He was captured just before 9 p.m. in Crisp County, Georgia, after a sheriff s deputy used a PIT maneuver to stop him.
Long s arrest comes after deputies were called to the 6400 block of Highway 92 - just west of Bells Ferry Road - around 5 p.m. Tuesday to respond to the scene at the Young Asians Massage Parlor.