Spa Shooting Spree Suspect Charged With Murder of Mostly Asian Women VIctims

Erin Burnett OutFront

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4.4 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The suspect in the Atlanta area spa shooting spree has been charged with murder, according to officials. Six of eight of the victims were Asian women and officials are still investigating a motive. A 21-year-old took responsibility for the shootings, according to the sheriff. The suspect claims that the killings are not racially motivated, according to the sheriff. The suspect says he has a sex addiction and wanted to eliminate the temptation. Atlanta mayor says the suspect in spa shootings was headed to Florida "perhaps to carry out additional shootings." 911 call in spa shooting: "I need to hide right now." President Joe Biden condemns spa shootings and "brutality" against Asian Americans. Asian Americans, who are already on edge amid escalating violence, are jolted by the recent spa shootings that has left six Asian women dead. The FBI is investigating whether race was a factor in the spa shootings, according to a source. A study also shows that Anti-Asian hate crimes are up 149 percent in major cities. 12 in the GOP voted against a bill that would honor officers for their riot response. Former President Donald Trump ally Rep. Gohmert tries to rewrite history that happened during the insurrection. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.9	Outfront next, charged. The suspect in the killing of eight people in the Atlanta area
0:36.6	charged with murder.
0:37.9	Investigators still searching for a motive as fear is growing among Asian Americans across this country.
0:43.2	And rewriting history.
0:44.7	A Republican congressman wants to change a bill honoring Capitol police saying the riot wasn't an armed insurrection.
0:51.4	Plus, President Biden calls Putin a killer.
0:53.6	Tonight, Russia pulls its ambassador
0:55.4	to the United States. Let's go out front. And good evening, I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight,
1:02.4	a murder charge. A 21-year-old man charged with murdering eight people in the Atlanta area last night
1:07.3	at three local spas. Police say he confessed to the shootings.
1:15.8	And now we are hearing tonight for the first time the terrifying 9-1-1 call made by one woman inside one of those spas.
1:19.6	Do you have a description of him now?
1:23.2	We need to hide right now this way.
1:25.5	Is it a male or female?
1:28.3	They have a gun.
1:31.0	Such calm.
1:32.3	They have a gun.
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