Atlanta spa shooter who targeted Asian women pleads guilty to four of eight murders - CNBC

Robert Aaron Long is accused of killing eight people in the shootings, six of whom are of Asian descent, that took place in Cherokee County and Atlanta.

Long concludes his hearing in Cherokee County, I want to ensure that the process in Fulton County proceeds as quickly as possible," Willis said, according to NBC News.

Police have said that Long shot and killed four people, three of them women and two of Asian descent, at Young's Asian Massage in Cherokee County just before 5 p.m.

The spa shootings only fueled a surge in racially motivated hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, or AAPI, during the pandemic. ?

A report from Stop AAPI Hate that recorded hate incidents targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during the pandemic found that numbers spiked through March 2021, with hate incidents jumping from 3,795 to 6,603

Hate incidents reported by women also make up nearly 65% of all hate incidents recorded up until March 2021, according to the report

In an effort to curb hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Congress passed the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act