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Atlanta spa shootings: Biden says ‘hate can have no safe harbor in America’

By Bob D'Angelo, Michelle Ewing, Theresa Seiger and Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Bob D'Angelo, Michelle Ewing, Theresa Seiger and Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

ATLANTA — Eight people, including six women of Asian descent, died in shootings Tuesday at three spas in the Atlanta area, authorities said. One man was also injured.

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Officials continue to investigate the motive behind the shootings, which came amid a documented rise in anti-Asian sentiment nationwide. The suspected gunman, a 21-year-old white man named Robert Aaron Long, told investigators that race did not play a factor in the attack, authorities said.

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Photos: Demonstrations, vigils held across country in wake of Atlanta spa shootings Activists participate in a vigil in response to the Atlanta spa shootings March 17, 2021, in the Chinatown area of Washington, D.C. A gunman opened fire in three spas in the Atlanta, Georgia area, the day before killing eight people, including six women of Asian descent. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Photos: 8 killed, suspect arrested in deadly Georgia spa shootings The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect, Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, was captured around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday following a chase in Crisp County in south Georgia, about three hours away from the shooting scene. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office)

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