Article content Eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, were shot dead in a string of attacks at day spas in and around Atlanta, and a man suspected of carrying out the shootings was arrested in southern Georgia, police said. Although authorities declined to offer a motive for the violence, the attacks prompted the New York Police Department’s counter-terrorism unit to announce the deployment of additional patrols in Asian communities there as a precaution. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or 'WE ARE HORRIFIED': Eight slain in Atlanta-area spas shooting rampage Back to video