At least eight people were killed and several others injured in a series of shootings at three spas in the Atlanta metro region Tuesday. The suspect, a man from Woodstock, Ga., has been taken into custody in connection with all three incidents, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office announced Robert Aaron Long, a 21-year-old white man, was arrested at about 8:30 p.m. local time following a chase that led officers into Crisp County — about three hours away from where the first shootings at a massage parlor occurred, according to police who spoke during a brief press conference. Long was transported to the Crisp County Detention Center, police said.
Records searches into Long’s background do not show any prior criminal history.
The FBI is assisting Cherokee County and Atlanta police in this investigation, Kevin Rowson, a spokesman for FBI’s Atlanta office, told NPR.
Jay Baker with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said when officers arrived at Young’s Asian Massage, two victims were already dead and another three were still alive, 11Alive reported. The wounded were rushed to a local hospital, but two have since died. One of the victims was a man, as is a survivor, officials said in a report.
The names of the four victims killed at Young’s Asian Massage, as well as that of the person who was injured, have not been released by authorities.
