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News Articles: Atlanta spa shootings

A makeshift memorial is seen outside one of the spas targeted in the shooting that occurred on March 16, 2021, in Acworth, Ga.

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A year later, Atlanta remembers the 8 people killed in spa shootings

The anniversary of the shooting spree that killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent, will take place Tuesday. Organizers are planning rallies around the country.

March 12, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A selfie Feng Daoyou took in Macau. Her older brother Feng Daokun believes she traveled to Hong Kong before flying to the U.S., from where she first contacted him in 2016. Unlike the rest of her family, she did not marry, and seemed to relish venturing far from home. "She could do anything she put her mind to. She was tough. She never gave up. That was just her personality," her brother says.

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In China, Atlanta Shooting Victim's Kin Struggle To Understand Her — And Her Death

To her family in southern China, Feng Daoyou remains a mystery. They remember her as generous and headstrong but they knew little of her life in the U.S. She was among eight people killed on March 16.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Tactical police units respond to the scene of a King Soopers grocery store after a shooting on March 22, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado.

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Opinion: The Gun Violence All Around Us

Scott Simon recounts some of the lives lost to gun violence in the past weeks, in and out of the spotlight.

March 27, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Randy Park launched a page asking for $20,000 to help pay funeral expenses for his mother, who was killed in the Atlanta area spa attacks.

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Donations Pour In For Families Of Atlanta Shooting Victims

Many people are contributing to GoFundMe pages for victims of the deadly Atlanta-area shootings.

March 22, 2021
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  • Associated Press
A mourner lights candles for the victims of Tuesday's shootings in Atlanta at a vigil in New York City, one of many across the country this week.

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'We Will Not Go Back': Vigils Honoring Atlanta Victims Draw Mourners Across U.S.

From Salt Lake City to New York to Atlanta, thousands gathered to remember the victims of Tuesday's shootings and to cry out against anti-Asian racism.

March 20, 2021
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Jenny Choi (left) and Kristi You place flowers Wednesday at the entrance of Gold Spa, one of three locations where deadly shootings happened in the Atlanta area this week.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The 8 We Lost

We learned more about the suspect in the Georgia shootings than the victims, possibly because the women who died may have been too busy working to leave long histories on social media.

March 20, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Flowers and signs adorn Gold Spa in Atlanta during a demonstration on Thursday opposing violence against women and Asians following this week's deadly shootings in the area.

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  • National

Biden Urges Unity Against Hate, Racism After Meeting With Asian American Leaders

The previously scheduled visit was to have included a celebration of the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, but Tuesday's deadly shootings at area spas caused a change in plans.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • H.J. Mai

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