A suspect is in custody after a March 16 mass shooting left eight dead at massage parlors in Acworth and Atlanta.
Georgia State Patrol officers arrested Robert Aaron Long, 21, in Crisp County in south Georgia just a few hours after he allegedly shot four Asian women at two different spas in the 1900 block of Piedmont Road. Three victims were found at Gold Spa, while a fourth was found across the street at Aromatherapy spa.
Earlier in the afternoon, Long is suspected of killing four and wounding a fifth at Young’s Asian Massage in Acworth. Two Asian women, a white woman, and a white male were killed at the location, while a Hispanic male was taken to an area hospital.
Authorities in both jurisdictions said surveillance video place Long’s vehicle, a Hyundai Tucson SUV, at or near the scene of all three shooting locations.
A motive for the shootings has not been determined. According to Atlanta Police Department spokesman Sgt. John Chaffee, officers responded to the Piedmont Road incidents after a robbery in progress was reported to 911.
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