2021 — March 16, Mass Shootings, two Atlanta and one Cherokee County Spas, GA — 8

–8 NPR. “What We Know About The Victims Of The Atlanta-Area Shootings.” 3-19-2021.

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March 23, NPR: “As the country reels from the Atlanta-area massage business shootings that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent, authorities have released the names of those killed in Tuesday’s three attacks. Four people were killed in the shooting at Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth, Ga., the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday. They have been identified as Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan and Daoyou Feng. The sole survivor, Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, remains hospitalized with injuries. Four women were also killed in two spas across the street from one another in Atlanta. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office identified these women, between the ages of 51 and 74, when asked about victims of the spa shootings: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim and Yong Ae Yue….

“The suspect, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long of Georgia, was arrested within hours of the attacks and faces charges of murder and assault. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that Long confessed to the shootings but claimed they were not motivated by racial animus — prompting widespread debate over what constitutes a hate crime and how to present the gunman’s explanation, especially in the context of a recent nationwide surge in violence against Asian Americans….” (NPR. “What We Know About The Victims Of The Atlanta-Area Shootings.” 3-19-2021.)
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NPR. “What We Know About The Victims Of The Atlanta-Area Shootings.” 3-19-2021. Accessed 3-23-2021 at: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/18/978742409/what-we-know-about-the-victims-of-the-atlanta-area-shootings