Eight people were killed at three massage businesses in Atlanta and nearby Cherokee County on March 16. The suspect in the shootings, Robert Aaron Long, has been charged with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. Six of the victims were of Asian descent, and two were white. Seven were women. The authorities have identified those killed in the attacks as Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; Suncha Kim, 69; Yong Ae Yue, 63; Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; and Paul Andre Michels, 54. Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, 30, was seriously injured.
The Washington Post, March 18, 2021, by Monica Hesse
By Kayla Hui, from PRISM, March 17, 2021