Remembering the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings 2 years later
State lawmakers joined the families of the victims and members of the Asian-American community in Downtown Atlanta to mark two years since eight people were killed in a series of shootings at spas in Cherokee County and Atlanta.
ATLANTA – Metro Atlanta paused to reflect on Thursday on the two-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings, where eight people, including six Asian women, were murdered. State and local leaders are honoring the victims with a series of events.
The Asian-American community came together in Atlanta and all across the country to honor the lives lost and continue to push for action against hate and violence.
State Rep. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, and members of the Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus held a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol.
The victims’ families joined state lawmakers and members of the Asian-American community at a justice rally in downtown Atlanta Thursday.
Leaders honor lives lost in deadly Atlanta spa shootings
Georgia state lawmakers held a press conference on Thursday morning marking two years since a gunman opened fire on three separate spas in Cherokee County and Atlanta, killing eight people including six Asian-Americans.
Robert Peterson offered his condolences to the victims’ families as he grieves the loss of his own mother on this somber anniversary.
“I know your struggles and grief. I know the difficulties of today and every day,” Peterson said. “Two years later and our pain has only deepened. Our heartache palpable.”
Peterson’s mother Yong Ae Yue was among those killed.
Robert Aaron Long plead guilty to the deadly shooting at Young’s Asian Massage Parlor near Woodstock where four people were killed and a fifth injured.
Less than an hour later, authorities say he drove thirty miles south to Atlanta and Piedmont Road, where he killed three women at Gold Spa, crossed the street, and killed a…
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