Photo: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office via APThe suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta on Tuesday indicated he had issues with sexual addiction and the shootings may have not been motivated by racial hatred, police officials said . The bloodshed began about 5pm on Tuesday when four people were killed and another was wounded in a shooting at Young’s Asian Massage in Cherokee County, about 64km north of Atlanta, Captain Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department said. “The suspect did take responsibility for the shooting,” Baker said. “It’s a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate,” he added, referring to the suspect’s sexual addiction issues. Long, of Woodstock in Cherokee County, was taken into custody in Crisp County, about 240km south of Atlanta.

Source: Irish Independent March 18, 2021 02:36 UTC