A 21-year old US man, Robert Aaron Long, of Woodstock, Georgia, has been arrested on suspicion of killing eight people at spas in Georgia.
Among the dead, reports say, are women of Asian descent.
The suspect is reported to have been arrested in Crisp County, about 150 miles (240km) south of Atlanta
US Police are reported to have announced that the fatal shootings happened at a massage parlour in Acworth, a suburb north of Atlanta, and two spas in the city itself.
Following the shootings on Tuesday evening, March 16, 2021,
South Korea confirmed that four of the victims were Koreans.
African Entertainment understands the first shooting took place at about 17:00 (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday at Youngs Asian Massage Parlor in Acworth, Cherokee County and Sheriff’s office spokesman, Capt Jay Baker, reportedly indicated that two people died at the scene and three were taken to hospital, where two more died. Those victims were confirmed to be two Asian women, a white woman and a white man, and that a Hispanic man had been wounded.
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