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Spa shooter to serve 4 life sentences in Cherokee slayings
Spa shooter to serve 4 life sentences in Cherokee slayings
Spa shooting plea
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long stands before Judge Ellen McElyea in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, before pleading guilty to the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton-A tear rolls down the cheek of a woman sitting with the friends and family of victims during the plea hearing for spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton-Bonnie Michels, wife of spa shooting victim Paul Michels, gives an impact statement during the plea hearing for Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton-Elcias Rocendo Hernandez Ortiz, who was shot it the face during the spa shootings, gives an impact statement during the plea hearing for Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long finalizes his plea before Judge Ellen McElyea in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long has his hands shackled to his waist as he stands before Judge Ellen McElyea in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, before pleading guilty to the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long stands before Judge Ellen McElyea in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, before pleading guilty to the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Judge Ellen McElyea during the plea hearing for spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- District Attorney Shannon Wallace speaks during the plea hearing for spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long sits among his lawyers in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, before pleading guilty to the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Friends and families of the victims listen during the plea hearing for spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Judge Ellen McElyea during the plea hearing for spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton-A heavy police presence in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, during Robert Aaron LongÕs plea hearing in the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
210727-Canton- Robert Aaron Long sits in Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton on Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, before pleading guilty to the spa shootings. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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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

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