The shootings left eight people dead, including six Asian women at an Atlanta spa last year and the tragedy lead to the passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.
President Joe Biden has marked the one-year anniversary of the shootings that happened at an Atlanta spa, and another one in Georgia's Cherokee County, with a statement calling it an"attack" on the Asian community and the businesses they run.
Authorities say Long then drove around 30 miles into the city of Atlanta where he killed 74-year-old Soon Chung"Julie" Park, 51-year-old Hyun Jung Grant and 69-year-old Suncha Kim, WXIA reported. Biden said in a statement that the shootings are"a stark reminder that anti-Asian violence and discrimination have deep roots in our nation."
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