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Local News Crew Spots Escaped Murder Suspect

Man was recaptured after Atlanta airport escape

(Newser) - A local TV news crew in Atlanta became part of the story Thursday night as they reported on an escaped murder suspect. WSB-TV reports that its reporter Matt Johnson and photojournalist Joe Booker were preparing their story on fugitive Jsaan Carlos Strover when the man ran past their truck and...

Man With 5 Guns, Body Armor Arrested at Grocery Store

Atlanta cops say suspect's intentions are unclear

(Newser) - An alert customer at an Atlanta grocery store may have helped stop a copycat mass shooting two days after the Boulder shooting. Police say a man was arrested after walking into a Publix supermarket Wednesday afternoon with at least five guns and body armor, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Instacart shopper...

Son of Spa Victim: 'I Have No Time to Grieve'

GoFundMe for Hyun Jung Grant's kids raises $2.7M after older son writes of the issues they face

(Newser) - Hyun Jung Grant, 51, was one of the eight victims in last Tuesday's spa shootings in the Atlanta area. She left behind two sons, 19-year-old Eric Park and 23-year-old Randy Park, and the latter spoke to NBC News last week about the tough life she led and how hard...

Victim&#39;s Husband Detained for 4 Hours After 1st Spa Shooting
These Are the Atlanta
Spa Shooting Victims
the rundown
Mar 22, 2021 3:31 AM CDT

These Are the Atlanta Spa Shooting Victims

The husband of one was detained for 4 hours after the tragedy

(Newser) - For four hours after gunfire erupted inside Young’s Asian Massage last week, Mario González was handcuffed and detained—and unable to check on his wife, who had been in another room at the business in Acworth, Ga., at the time. Then he found out Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33,...

Crowds Across US Gather to &#39;Stop Asian Hate&#39;
Rallies Across
US Decry Hate
Mar 20, 2021 5:20 PM CDT

Rallies Across US Decry Hate

Demonstrators express support for 'invisible and ignored' Asian Americans

(Newser) - Rallies around the country Saturday drew crowds expressing support for Asian Americans after the slayings this week of eight people —six of them women of Asian descent—at three Atlanta-area spas. "We have been invisible and ignored in our country for over a century," Will Lex Ham,...

His Parents Kicked Him Out Monday. On Tuesday, Shootings

Suspect Robert Aaron Long booted from home day before mass shooting at spas

(Newser) - Police confirmed on Thursday that Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Tuesday's shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight dead, had been a customer of at least two of the sites—Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa. Authorities don't know or aren't saying whether Long had...

Biden's Atlanta Trip Changes Direction

President, Harris to meet with Asian-American leaders about violence

(Newser) - President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to meet Friday with Asian-American leaders in Georgia in the wake of the deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. Meanwhile, authorities said the investigation could still result in hate crime charges, the AP reports. "Our investigation is looking at everything,...

Late Night on the Georgia Shootings: &#39;We Saw It Coming&#39;
Late Night
Got Somber
on Wednesday
VIDEO
Mar 18, 2021 8:01 AM CDT

Late Night Got Somber on Wednesday

Hosts speak about the Georgia shootings, racism

(Newser) - There wasn’t much to laugh about Wednesday as late night hosts took on the Atlanta-area shootings that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. The Daily Show 's Trevor Noah noted his frustration at the shooter's claim that he wasn't motivated by racism . "Your...

Ex-Housemates: Alleged Spa Shooter 'Tortured' by Guilt

They say Robert Aaron Long was treated for sex addiction at Georgia facility

(Newser) - Former housemates at a rehab facility in Georgia say Robert Aaron Long was a "deeply religious" man who was "tortured" by guilt over his sex addiction. But those deeply held Christian beliefs apparently weren't enough to stop him from allegedly killing eight people. Tyler Bayless tells CNN...

Atlanta Shootings May Be Tried as Hate Crime

Georgia approved a strong measure last year, but investigators don't know yet if it applies

(Newser) - Legal analysts say Georgia's new hate crimes law could be invoked in the prosection over a series of shootings at spas on Tuesday, the Journal-Constitution reports. Eight people , seven of them women, were killed in the Atlanta-area attacks. Police said Robert Aaron Long told them he has a sex...

Cops: Spa Shootings Suspect Blamed &#39;Sexual Addiction&#39;
Cops: Spa Shootings Suspect
Blamed 'Sexual Addiction'
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 17, 2021 12:22 PM CDT

Cops: Spa Shootings Suspect Blamed 'Sexual Addiction'

They say Robert Aaron Long denied racism was the motive for 8 Atlanta-area killings

(Newser) - The 21-year-old man accused of killing eight people Tuesday at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, most of them women of Asian descent, claims racism wasn't the motive, police say. Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds says Robert Aaron Long indicated he has issues, "potentially sexual addiction," and "may...

Massage Parlor Murders: 8 People Killed in Atlanta

Suspect, 21, has been arrested

(Newser) - Eight people are dead after a suspect allegedly opened fire at three Atlanta-area spas Tuesday night. The horrific incident began in the suburbs, with five people shot, four of them fatally, around 5pm at Youngs Asian Massage Parlor in Acworth, about 30 miles from Atlanta, the AP reports. Less than...

Players, City Would Rather Sit Out This All-Star Game

Mayor asks Atlantans to stay away, but the NBA wants the profitable event

(Newser) - It's the NBA All-Star Game almost no one seemed to want. Certainly not the players, who scoffed at the notion of playing an exhibition game in the midst of a pandemic. The city of Atlanta, picked as a replacement for original host Indianapolis, didn't seem thrilled with the...

Police Say Rapper Silento Killed His Cousin

The 'Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)' rapper accused of fatally shooting cousin

(Newser) - Silento, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” was arrested Monday and charged with murder in the shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin, authorities said. DeKalb County police said in a statement on Twitter that the 23-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Ricky...

Girl, 7, Dies After Being Shot While Christmas Shopping

Police believe the Atlanta child was hit by a stray bullet

(Newser) - A 7-year-old Atlanta girl was out Christmas shopping with her mother and aunt last Monday when she was struck by a stray bullet. Tragically, she died of her injuries Saturday night, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Kennedy Maxie's aunt was driving near a high-end shopping mall when she heard gunfire,...

Man Throws Drink at Worker—Then, a 'Blessing'

A customer helps raise money for McDonald's employee

(Newser) - Working at a fast food drive-thru can test your faith in humanity—just ask Bryanna, who works at a McDonald's in suburban Atlanta. An angry customer hurled a drink at Bryanna on Dec. 4, leaving her soaked and sobbing, Today reports. But that act of aggression ended up proving...

Employee Pleads Guilty After Lying About COVID

Trying to get paid leave, an Atlanta man told his company he'd tested positive

(Newser) - An Atlanta employee who went well beyond just calling in sick has been convicted. Santwon Antonio Davis, 35, falsely told his employer he had COVID-19, NBC reports. The company had to shut down a plant temporarily, costing it $100,000, and four of the man's colleagues had to go...

After Offering $50K, Spider-Man Can Film at Closed High Schools

Some Atlanta parents call move 'shameful'

(Newser) - Parents in Atlanta aren't happy about the fact that unless restrictions are lifted, the only students going to high schools in the near future will be Peter Parker's classmates. The schools closed in March and have not reopened, but the district is allowing two high schools to be...

Man Charged in Death of a Spike Lee Regular
Arrest Made
in Actor's Death
Oct 18, 2020 9:00 AM CDT

Arrest Made in Actor's Death

Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was shot in Atlanta

(Newser) - Atlanta police have announced that they made an arrest in the shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd. Homicide detectives on Wednesday obtained an warrant for the arrest of 30-year-old Antonio Demetrice Rhynes on a felony murder charge based on evidence and tips from the public, and officers arrested him...

Chief of Staff's New Headache: Daughter's 'Lavish' Wedding

Mark Meadows hosted 70 people at Atlanta event in May, a violation of state rules

(Newser) - President Trump's chief of staff has been taking heat of late over his leadership amid the growing COVID outbreak at the White House, notes Axios . This new controversy probably won't help. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Mark Meadows hosted what it describes as a "lavish" indoor wedding...

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