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Suspect wanted in deadly Atlanta-area shootings caught in Crisp Co. Robert Aaron Long (Source: Crisp County Sheriff s Office) By Krista Monk | March 16, 2021 at 9:26 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 1:31 AM
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - A man wanted in Cherokee County following deadly shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors was caught and arrested in Crisp County Tuesday night, according to the Crisp County Sheriffâs Office (CCSO).
Scene of shooting in Cherokee County (Source WSB)
CCSO told WALB News 10 that an alert was put out by the Cherokee County Sheriffâs Office for Robert Aaron Long and that it was believed he was heading towards Crisp County.
Suspect in Georgia spa killings charged with 8 counts of murder
ABCNews The man suspected of killing eight people in three separate shootings at spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday has allegedly admitted to the killings and blamed his addiction to sex as the motive, authorities said.
The suspect, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, of Woodstock, Georgia, was taken into custody Tuesday night following a police pursuit, authorities said.
The Cherokee County Sheriff s Office said, Long confessed to the shootings in Cherokee County and Atlanta.
He was charged Wednesday afternoon with four counts of murder by the Atlanta Police Department and four counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault by the Cherokee County Sheriff s Office.
Atlanta-area spa shootings: Suspect officially charged after 8 people killed at 3 spas; most victims were Asian Elinor Aspegren, Ryan W. Miller and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY
Suspect in Atlanta area spa shootings claims sex addiction as motive, police say
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ATLANTA Eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, were killed Tuesday night in three shootings at Atlanta-area spas before police arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of being the lone gunman.
Police said the suspect, Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, Georgia, told authorities that his actions were not racially motivated and that he frequented some of the spas where the shootings took place. Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jay Baker said Long viewed the spas as a temptation that he wanted to eliminate.
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