In response to questioning by Judge Ellen McElyea, Mr. Long said he had been kicked out of his parents’ house for visiting a spa in Atlanta and exchanging money for sex. Afterward, he put on his clothes and went to a bathroom in the back of the parlor. After the shootings in Cherokee County, Ms. Wallace said, sheriff’s deputies released a still photo of Mr. Long to the news media, taken from security cameras near the spa. They had been following Mr. Long’s movements with a tracking app called “Find My Kid,” and law enforcement used it to locate Mr. Long as he fled south. Ms. Wallace said that several Asian American acquaintances of Mr. Long were interviewed by law enforcement, and that none of them had ever seen him exhibit anti-Asian bias.

Source: New York Times July 27, 2021 14:05 UTC