At least 8 dead, 1 injured in Ga. massage parlor, spa shootings

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UPDATED 7:43 PM PT – Tuesday, March 16, 2021

At least eight people are dead following shootings at one Atlanta area massage parlor and two spas. Tuesday night, police said 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long was taken into custody.

Robert Long, age 21. Captured for shooting spree in Georgia. 4 Asian women are confirmed dead. pic.twitter.com/vDWgSYzpd7

— Min Jin Lee (@minjinlee11) March 17, 2021

They believe he opened fire in a massage parlor in Cherokee County earlier in the day, killing four people and injuring one.

#BREAKING Shooting inside a Woodstock massage parlor on Hwy 92 near Bells Ferry Road. 2 dead, 3 injured, per Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. Suspect on the run. Call 911 immediately. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/rkq3dAhlI6

— Chris Jose (@ChrisJoseWSB) March 16, 2021

Authorities are also investigating two separate shootings at two spas in the Buckhead area of Atlanta that happened later in the day, which left a total of four people dead. All of eight victims were Asian women.

Although Long has not been named as a suspect in Buckhead, law enforcement said it appears all three shootings may be related.

“We’re having conversations with many of the law enforcement agencies,” Chief Rodney Bryant of the Atlanta Police Department stated. “Right now there’s no immediate threat to the public at large, but we are having conversations with different law enforcement agencies.”

Authorities investigated a fatal shooting at a massage parlor, late Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Woodstock, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Authorities said they are also talking to multiple witnesses from all locations.

As of now a motive remains unclear, but officials said it did not appear to be related to robbery or theft.

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