Atlanta (CNN) Video evidence suggests "it is extremely likely" that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors in the metro Atlanta area, police said Tuesday.
Eight people were killed and one person was wounded in the attacks. Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in northeast Atlanta and the other happened about 30 miles away in Cherokee County to the northwest of the city.
"Video footage from our Video Integration Center places the Cherokee County suspect's vehicle in the area, around the time of our Piedmont Road shootings," the Atlanta Police Department said in a news release. "That, along with video evidence viewed by investigators, suggests it is extremely likely our suspect is the same as Cherokee County's, who is in custody. Because of this, an investigator from APD is in Cherokee County and we are working closely with them to confirm with certainty our cases are related."
Officials in each jurisdiction said there were no immediate indications of motive.
Booking photo of suspect Robert Aaron Long
The suspect in the Cherokee County shootings was taken into custody in Crisp County, about 150 miles south of Atlanta, around 8:30 p.m. -- about 3 1/2 hours after the killings. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office identified him as Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock.
Defacto_Champ on March 17th, 2021 at 01:06 UTC »
8 confirmed dead and suspect has been apprehended 2 hours south of Atlanta.
VRGator on March 17th, 2021 at 00:54 UTC »
They arrested him in Crisp Co. Ga.
ACocaineUrinal on March 17th, 2021 at 00:49 UTC »
Fuck this guy what a piece of shit..