8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody

Written by on March 17, 2021

Atlanta: 8 killed in 3 shootings at spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody  - CNN

(CNN) – Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors in the metro Atlanta area, police said Tuesday.

Eight people were killed and one person was wounded in the attacks. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in northeast Atlanta and the other happened about 30 miles away in Cherokee County to the northwest of the city.

Booking photo of suspect Robert Aaron Long
Booking photo of suspect Robert Aaron Long

The suspect in the Cherokee County shootings was taken into custody in Crisp County, about 150 miles south of Atlanta, around 8:30 p.m. — about 3 1/2 hours after the killings. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office identified him as Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock.

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