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Atlanta Spa Shootings

210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, for his plea hearing in the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
‘Swift justice’: Spa shooter gets 4 consecutive life sentences in Cherokee plea deal
A memorial set up in from of Young's Asian Massage on Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Acworth, Georgia, to honor the lives of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan and Daoyou Feng, who were shot and killed in spas around Acworth, Georgia, and others who were killed in similar shootings in Atlanta, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Six of the eight total victims were Asian women. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
What we know about the spa shooting victims
Atlanta police responded to the crime scene at Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa on Piedmont Road on March 16.
Spa shootings: A timeline of events that left 8 dead in metro Atlanta
District Attorney Shannon Wallace speaks during the plea hearing for spa shooter Robert Aaron Long in a Cherokee County court Tuesday.
Cherokee DA defends plea deal, decision not to pursue hate crime
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Robert Aaron Long, who has been charged in the shooting deaths of four Asian woman at two Atlanta spas, pleads not guilty Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court.
Spa shooting suspect pleads not guilty to Atlanta killings
09/16/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Attorney BJay Pak, center, speaks during a press conference at Alston and Bird Law in Atlanta’s Midtown community, Thursday, September 16, 2021. On the six-month anniversary of the March 16 shootings, the AAPI Crime Victims & Education Fund held a press conference to announce the formation of its national advisory board and initial corporate donors. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
6 months after Atlanta spa shootings, supporters focus on victim aid, racial equity
Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on July 27, 2021, for his plea hearing in the spa shootings. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Convicted spa shooter to be arraigned Monday in Fulton case
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, for his plea hearing in the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After plea in Cherokee, Fulton DA still pursues hate crime charge, death
Robert Aaron Long was transferred to the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday morning as he awaits trial in the Atlanta spa shootings. Before he arrived, he received a new haircut.
Spa shooter booked into Fulton County Jail; arraignment set for next month
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, for his plea hearing in the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mixed emotions to spa shooter’s Cherokee plea deal as Fulton awaits case
District Attorney Shannon Wallace speaks during the plea hearing for spa shooter Robert Aaron Long in a Cherokee County court Tuesday.
Cherokee DA defends plea deal, decision not to pursue hate crime
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210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, for his plea hearing in the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mixed emotions to spa shooter’s Cherokee plea deal as Fulton awaits case
Cherokee DA defends plea deal, decision not to pursue hate crime
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Judge hit with ethics complaint for Facebook posts after spa shootings
EXCLUSIVE: Cherokee prosecutors near plea deal with spa shooting suspect, Fulton DA says
Atlanta police responded to the crime scene at Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa on Piedmont Road on March 16.
Spa shootings: A timeline of events that left 8 dead in metro Atlanta
Judge hit with ethics complaint for Facebook posts after spa shootings
EXCLUSIVE: Cherokee prosecutors near plea deal with spa shooting suspect, Fulton DA says
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A photograph of Daoyou Feng is carried out of Lee's Funeral Home after her funeral in Norcross on April 4. The 44-year-old was among the eight people slain in metro Atlanta spa shootings last month. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
U.S. Senate passes anti-Asian hate-crimes bill motivated by Atlanta spa shootings
Elcias Hernandez Ortiz, critically injured in a March 16 shooting at a Cherokee County spa, has been released from the hospital, his attorney said.
Spa shooting survivor stood face-to-face with gunman, begged for mercy
Elcias Hernandez Ortiz, critically injured in a March 16 shooting at a Cherokee County spa, has been released from the hospital, his attorney said.
1 month later, Cherokee spa shooting survivor released from hospital
Jing Zheng (left) and Jing Su at Su's home in Suwanee on Thursday, April 1, 2021. They are friends and Chinese American immigrants who have joined recent vigils and rallies in the wake of the March 16 spa shootings, the first time for either of them. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
‘No more silence’: Asian Americans speak up after spa shootings
Byron Chan organizes flowers before the start of the funeral for Daoyou Feng in Norcross on Sunday, April 4, 2021. The 44-year-old was among the eight people slain in metro Atlanta spa shootings last month. She was from China and had no known family in the U.S. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
With no family in U.S., local Asian Americans hold service for spa shooting victim
A memorial set up in from of Young's Asian Massage on Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Acworth to honor the lives of Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels and Xiaojie Tan, who were shot and killed on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Four more people were shot and killed at two Atlanta spas later that same day. (Photo: CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)
Donors help cover funeral for metro Atlanta spa shooting victim with no kin in U.S.
Hyo Jung Kim, 46, (left) and Hyun Jung Kim, 48, are the daughters of the late Soon Chung Park, one of the Atlanta spa shooting victims. Their mother’s apartment unit is shown in background in Duluth on Friday, April 2, 2021. Soon Chung Park was among eight people shot and killed March 16 at three spas — two in Atlanta and one in Cherokee County. Park was one of six female victims of Asian heritage. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta spa shooting victim, 74, planned to quit, move near grandkids
March 31, 2021 Norcross - Robert (left) and Elliott Peterson, sons of one of Atlanta spas shooting victims, hold a portrait of their late mother Yong Ae Yue, in Norcross on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Spa shooter killed a compassionate, generous woman, her sons say
Mallory Rahman and her daughter Zara place flowers near a makeshift memorial outside of the Gold Spa in Atlanta on March 17, 2021. Three women were killed inside the Gold Spa on March 16, and another woman was found dead that same night at Aromatherapy Spa across the street. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Atlanta spa shootings: How to help the victims’ families
210329-Atlanta-Sen. Bo Hatchett (R-Cornelia) speaks in favor of HB218 on Monday, March 29, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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03/19/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the the Atlanta Korean-American Committee against Asian Hate Crimes hold signs during a a vigil for the victims of the spa shootings outside of the Gold Spa in Atlanta, Friday, March 19, 2021. The committee consists of Korean-American community members, business leaders and religious leaders. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
For Asian-Americans, ‘hate crime’ label more than a legal decision
U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, takes a moment to pray after laying flowers at the Young’s Asian Massage in Acworth on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; and Paul Andre Michels, 54, were shot and killed at the spa earlier this month. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)
Congressional visit to spa shooting sites decries anti-Asian hate
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