2021 Atlanta Spa Shootings — the full case file

Robert Aaron Long's parents recognized him from surveillance footage and alerted police, noting his car had a tracking device. On March 16, 2021, a gunman killed eight people—six of them women of Asian descent—and wounded a ninth at two spas and a massage parlor in the Atlanta area. Robert Aaron Long was arrested hours later and pleaded guilty to the Cherokee County killings, receiving life without parole; he faces separate Fulton County charges including hate crime enhancements and the death penalty. On March 16, 2021, Shootings occur at Young's Asian Massage in Cherokee County and at Gold Massage Spa and Aromatherapy Spa on Piedmont Road in Atlanta, killing eight people and wounding one. On March 16, 2021, Robert Aaron Long is taken into custody in Crisp County, Georgia, after a pursuit on Interstate 75. On March 17, 2021, Long is charged with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault; he confesses to the killings while in custody. On March 19, 2021, police release the names of the eight deceased victims. On May 11, 2021, Long is indicted on 19 counts in Fulton County and 23 counts in Cherokee County. On July 27, 2021, Long pleads guilty to the Cherokee County charges and is sentenced to life without parole. On August 30, 2021, Fulton County prosecutors announce they will seek the death penalty and designate the Piedmont Road shootings as a hate crime. On September 28, 2021, Long pleads not guilty to the Fulton County charges. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of its eight victims and the people they loved. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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