Suspect charged with multiple murder counts after shooting spree at three Atlanta-area spas in March is scheduled to be arraigned next week.
Robert Aaron Long is accused of killing eight people, including six Asian woman, on March 16.
Willis filed a motion Tuesday requesting Long be transferred to the Fulton County Jail following his arraignment in Cherokee County and requested to schedule an arraignment for Long in Fulton County"on or before August 6, 2021, or as soon as practical," according to court documents."Last year, I told the voters of Fulton County that I could not imagine a circumstance where I would seek [the death penalty]," Willis at the time.
A separate grand jury in Cherokee County also indicted Long on charges for the shooting at a spa near suburban Woodstock that claimed the lives of Xiaojie"Emily" Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54. He was not charged with hate crimes in this county.City of Atlanta police officers are seen outside of Gold Spa after deadly shootings in the Atlanta area, March 16, 2021.
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