Fulton County DA will seek hate crime penalties in spa shootings
The filing comes after another county's district attorney said she uncovered no evidence that Robert Aaron Long was motivated by racial bias.
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The filing comes after another county's district attorney said she uncovered no evidence that Robert Aaron Long was motivated by racial bias.
Robert Aaron Long will face charges in Fulton County, where prosecutors intend to seek hate crime enhancements and the death penalty.
Robert Aaron Long, 22, was indicted on murder charges in the March 16 killing of eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in the Atlanta area.
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Robert Aaron Long allegedly killed eight people, six of them women of Asan descent, at three area spas
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