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The Atlanta spa shootings suspect has pleaded not guilty to 4 murder charges. Prosecutors want him to face the death penalty.
The suspect, who opened fire on several Atlanta-area spas in March, previously pleaded guilty to mu…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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These are the 8 victims of the Atlanta-area spa shootings, including a 49-year-old massage therapist and a young mom on a date night
Eight people died in the attacks, including six Asian women. These are the victims who have been id…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Advocates are demanding justice for Atlanta's shooting victims, but experts say hate crime charges are rare
Hate crimes are rarely prosecuted as such. But experts say there's state and federal grounds to cha…
Irene Jiang
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An Asian American media company apologized after backlash for posting a yellow square in response to the Atlanta shootings
Some people compared 88rising's post to when people shared black squares amid the Black Lives Matte…
Lauren Frias
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Video appears to show suspected Atlanta shooter entering massage parlor more than an hour before the killings
Robert Aaron Long spent one hour and 12 minutes inside Young's Asian Massage before the shooting bu…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The son of an Atlanta-area shooting victim mourned his mom in a heartbreaking GoFundMe, saying she 'dedicated her whole life' to supporting her kids
Randy Park, whose mother was killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, said she was one of his "best fr…
Mia Jankowicz
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Republican Rep. Chip Roy complains about China at a hearing about anti-Asian violence in the wake of the Atlanta shootings
Roy employed whataboutism - a Soviet-era propaganda tactic - to go on a tirade against China amid a…
Sonam Sheth
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Sen. Raphael Warnock says 'we need reasonable gun reform in our country' in response to 'tragic' Atlanta-area shootings
"It is tragic that we've been visited with this kind of violence yet again," the Georgia senator sa…
Taylor Ardrey
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One man charged after 8 people - mostly Asian women - were killed in 3 spa shootings in the Atlanta area
Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested and charged in connection to the shootings. He was apprehended …
Cheryl Teh
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The sheriff's deputy who said the Atlanta-area shooting suspect had 'a really bad day' got replaced as spokesman on the case
Capt. Jay Baker caused "anger" and "heartache" by his comments, his boss, Cherokee County Sheriff F…
Bill Bostock
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Democrats are condemning the attacks against Asian Americans after Atlanta shooting
NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris are among those condemning the Atla…
Havovi Cooper,Austin Meyer
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One person dead and 2 people injured in Atlanta shooting. Suspect is in custody, police say.
Local residents were told to avoid midtown areas by Atlanta Police Department earlier on Monday.
Jake Epstein
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Pressure is mounting to ditch the filibuster and pass gun reform after back-to-back mass shootings in the US
The dual tragedies have again reinvigorated calls for federal gun control and activists have zeroed…
Erin Snodgrass
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The city of Atlanta reinstated the police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks
The Atlanta Civil Service Board ruled that the police department failed to follow correct protocols…
Madison Hall
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Sen. Chris Murphy says Democrats 'have a chance' to pass background check legislation in the wake of the Atlanta and Boulder shootings
Murphy told NBC's "Meet the Press" he was working to get 60 votes in support of stronger background…
Connor Perrett
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VP Harris tells the GOP to 'stop pushing the false choice' that 'everybody's trying to come after your guns' after series of mass shootings
"It has to be possible that people agree that these slaughters have to stop," Harris said as Republ…
Sonam Sheth
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The son of Atlanta shooting victim Hyun Jung Grant said she 'worked almost every day' to support her kids
Hyun Jung Grant's son set up a GoFundMe to raise money to support him and his brother. He described…
Yelena Dzhanova
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The Atlanta police website went down after the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. The hactivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility.
Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police Friday night after they responded to a Wendy's where he …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Spa shootings suspect was traveling to Florida 'perhaps to carry out additional shootings' before being arrested, Atlanta mayor says
Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested in connection to the shootings on Tuesday, following a car chas…
Kelly McLaughlin
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki says there's 'no question' Trump's rhetoric about COVID-19 led to 'elevated threats' against Asian Americans
Her remarks come as authorities investigate two Atlanta-area massage-parlor shootings that killed 8…