The body-camera video of the encounter, he said, is disturbing to watch, but Im not sure that its as clear as what weve seen around the country.. "During our interviews, we asked that specific question, and that did not appear to be the motive," Capt Baker said. The gunfire happened around 4:40 a.m., police said in a preliminary statement. Details of Shooting in Atlanta Fuel Debate on Police Use of Force, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/us/atlanta-police-protests-today.html. Robert Aaron Long, 21, is charged with shooting up three Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday, killing eight people and seriously injuring a ninth. Suzanne Ciechalski is a New York-based reporter for NBC News' Social Newsgathering team specializing in verification and social discovery. SAO PAULO (AP) Brazils federal police said Sunday they are investigating a shooting that killed one and wounded two Yanomami There's a parallel, Ms Truong said, in this week's statement and one made during the trial of former Stanford student Brock Turner, who was convicted in the sexual assault of Chanel Miller. Build with the best speech-to-text APIs around. "Just because someone doesn't come out and say 'I was targeting these women because of their race' - there's still a deeper history of Asian American women being associated with hyper-sexuality, with this kind of immoral or corrupting influence," Ms Truong said. Keisha Lance Bottoms: (04:12) A Georgia sheriff was forced to issue a mea culpa Thursday after a police captain said the accused Atlanta spa shooter had a bad day before he shot dead eight people insisting the comments were not intended to be disrespectful. Female Reporter: (07:43) And a sense of his social media history, is that something youve been able to look up. Mr. Brooks admits he has been drinking and says, I dont want to refuse anything. When the test is complete, Officer Rolfe tells Mr. Brooks he has had too much drink to be driving, and begins to handcuff him; only then is Mr. Brooks seen offering any resistance. "The issue is not with him.". Captain Jay Baker: (12:32) While the authorities continue to investigate the shootings, there is still an outstanding amount of information that remains unknown, including a clear motive. Atlanta, GA (April 24, 2023) The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Atlanta, GA. None political. An arrest has been made in connection to the fatal shooting of Koko Da Doll, star of the hit Sundance documentary Kokomo City. The Fulton County medical examiners office confirmed on Sunday that Mr. Brookss death was a homicide and that the cause of death was gunshot wounds of the back. The offices statement said he had been hit by two shots, causing organ injuries and blood loss.. They were very supportive and certainly, this was difficult for them. So hes running away my goodness, youve got his car, you can easily find him. Whether it was legally obtained, would be one of the things that our investigators will be looking into. From insults to murder - anti-Asian hate on rise, Mothers, sisters, newlyweds and business owners, 'It's scary just to be an Asian American woman' Video, 00:01:40'It's scary just to be an Asian American woman', AI chatbots 'may soon be more intelligent than us', Russia troop deaths hit 20,000 in five months - US, The 17 most eye-catching looks at the Met Gala, Cat-and-mouse chase with China in hotly contested sea, The burden of being cricket legend Tendulkar's son, 'My wife and six children joined Kenya starvation cult', Indian officials wife distraught as his killer is freed, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. Hate can have no safe harbor in America. Captain Jay Baker: (10:01) You mentioned Florida. We had four killed and one survive. Robert Aaron Long, 21, is charged with shooting up three Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday, killing eight people and seriously injuring a ninth. So on yesterday at 5:47, our units responded to 1916 Piedmont road on a robbery call. IE 11 is not supported. Convert your audio or video into 99% accurate text by a professional. April 24, 2023. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the most liberal lawmakers in the House, said she supported dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd, a black man, died in police custody there. A mother of two, Ms. Yaun had grown up in the area and had worked at a Waffle House restaurant. Responding to the furor over the controversial comments which critics blasted as insensitive and racist Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds said that Capt. Police did not identify the victim by name, but Kokomo City director D. Smith in an Instagram post called Koko Da Doll, whose given name is Rasheeda Williams, the latest victim of violence against Black transgender women.. No officers were injured. April 24, 2023. At least eight people were found dead at three different spas in the Atlanta area Tuesday. That being said, we are coordinating in real-time to make sure that our communities have the resources that they need. Weapons including mortar style fireworks, multiple edged weapons, pellet rifles, gas masks, and a blow torch were recovered. Female Reporter: (13:55) The What do you want me to do? Clayton teacher responds to claims she encouraged fighting. Make your content more accessible to people with disabilities. Because we have not put money into social health and economic issues like homelessness and substance abuse, the police then are left to pick up the pieces. Do you have a sense of how many times he shot, how much ammunition he had on him? And its on all of us all of us together to make it stop.. "He apparently has an issue, what he considers a sex addiction, and sees these locations as something that allows him to go to these places, and it's a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate," Baker told reporters. Male Reporter: (07:33) A makeshift memorial for Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta on Sunday. Thats some of the things . July 19, 2021: A man attempting to shoplift inside the Macys at Perimeter Mall is accused of shooting at a loss prevention officer, according to Dunwoody police. Captain Jay Baker: (07:57) So we certainly are aware and we stand ready to provide any additional resources. Theyd already patted him down, he had no weapon on him where did they think he was going to go? Mr. Clyburn said. Male Reporter: (11:58) Captain Jay Baker: (13:30) Grant: Ms. Grant, who was 51 and a single mother, worked from early morning to late at night at Gold Spa to support her two sons who needed college tuition, the rent on the home they shared and their bills. In court, Turner's father argued that his son should not have to go to prison for "20 minutes of action" - referring to the rape of Ms Miller. When they entered the business, they found that a fourth woman had been killed. Chief Rodney Bryant: (02:33) The most accurate AI-powered transcription on the market. Now, for any of the law enforcement partners here, is there anything similar as far as strategy and extra support for either the Asian American communities in Metro Atlanta or similar businesses like massage parlors? Someone called 911 and summoned officers to a residence on the 17000 block of Santa Suzanne Street at about 5:30 a.m., Fountain Valley police wrote in a news release. The suspect, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, had confessed to the shooting rampage, police said, in which eight people were killed, six of them Asian women. And at that time, we recognized that we had had information previously put out by Cherokee County, that they had a similar incident occurring in their jurisdiction. The four victims who were killed at two spas in Atlanta were identified on Friday morning. I demand that the state be held accountable for our murders, Ianne Fields Stewart, founder of the Okra Project, a support and advocacy group, said at the rally. And last month, five people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism after police tried to remove barricades at the entrances to the area. Preliminary Information: On 6/26/22, around 11:35 pm, officers responded to multiple persons shot at the location of 2293 Peachtree Rd. Those responses, in the wake of the deadly tragedy, caused anger. Captain Jay Baker: (08:13) Were seeing them on social media. activists held a march and rally in Hollywood and West Hollywood on Sunday focused on racial injustice and police brutality. WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta facebook feed(Opens a new window), WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta twitter feed(Opens a new window), WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta instagram feed(Opens a new window), WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta youtube feed(Opens a new window), Bride killed, husband seriously hurt in crash leaving wedding reception, No. Those reckonings have made headway in some places and met resistance in others. That is the only survivor. @ATLNewsFirst pic.twitter.com/5LbO5Xlv5u And secondly, there was an indication that the family notified you. Four people died and a fifth, a Hispanic man, was injured. When law enforcement began an operation to remove people from the area Wednesday morning, gunfire was exchanged, GBI Director Mike Register said. Black trans lives matter! And by the time we are all done, theyre gonna hide. Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. The shooting left many in the city once again incensed by the death of another black man at the hands of the police and nervous about the potential for more destructive flare-ups. Atlanta police are investigating an officer involved shooting near the downtown Greyhound bus station. A 'Cop City' activist killed by police was shot 57 times, according to a state autopsy report. Despite there not being a racial motivation, there has been a very real set of anti-Asian hate attacks across the country. Its my understanding he does not live with his parents. Atlanta police announced Thursday that a 17-year-old was taken into custody on April 26 and is being held at Fulton County Jail. Captain Jay Baker: (08:43) As protests against racism and police violence have spread overseas, protesters have often added demands for a reckoning with their own nations histories of colonization, racism and abusive policing. But Mr. Macron said that the French police deserve the support of the public authorities and the gratitude of the nation.. Because we dont get to determine when were black and when were trans. What indications or what reasons did the family notify you? [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. And Ben Carson, Mr. Trumps housing secretary, said on the ABC program This Week that its probably good to have moved it.. All Rights Reserved. Male Reporter: (08:29) U.S. news Protester of Cop City near Atlanta was shot by police at least 57 times, autopsy says Wounds were found throughout the body of Manuel Paez Teran, who In May, eight protesters were arrested after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at police as authorities tried to remove them from the area, according to CNN affiliate WSB. Athens-Clarke police said an Atlanta man has been arrested in connection with a gun battle in a shopping center parking lot that wounded a child and a teenager. Opponents of the project a $90 million, 85-acre planned facility dubbed Cop City by activists had been camped out for months in the forest in an attempt to stop construction. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Six of the shooting victims were Asian women, police said. He had previously sought treatment for sex addiction, one of his former roommates at a halfway house said. Prosecutors found that prison officers were not responsible, but Ms. Polancos family has sued the city for wrongful death, saying that the prison staff failed to provide her with timely medical care that could have saved her life after she suffered an epileptic seizure. Maam, what your message-. Captain Jay Baker: (12:37) "That word, temptation, points to a long history of the evil within our midst," Prof Wu said. In the wake of the Atlanta shootings, police offered early explanations for why the deadly rampage had occurred. A suspect was arrested about 150 miles south of Atlanta within President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders and state lawmakers from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities on Friday. One man was shot and is in stable condition. Male Reporter: (05:58) Male Reporter: (00:33) She made her patrons feel at home and treated her friends like family, a customer said. Male Reporter: (06:47) "The agitators destroyed multiple pieces of construction equipment by fire and vandalism," the Atlanta Police Department said in a news release issued on Sunday night. Captain Jay Baker: (12:45) Hes in stable condition at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Thank you, maam. 3 House Democrat, on the CNN program State of the Union. The fact of the matter is that police have a role to play.. We are not about to get into victim blaming, victim shaming here. Female Reporter: (06:41) So obviously, whatever the motivation was for this guy, we know that many of the victims, the majority of the victims were Asian. Female Reporter: (12:50) "And this is what he did.". Thank you. ATLANTA (AP) A man was shot and wounded by an Atlanta police officer near the Greyhound bus station in the citys downtown early Sunday morning, authorities said. And part of that is in your media packet as well. Activists associated with a group protesting the site said Teran was a Forest Defender, working to fight environmental racism. A Georgia sheriff's spokesperson who came under fire Wednesday for statements he made about the suspect in the Atlanta-area spa shootings, which killed The Sheriff of Cherokee County reached out to his partner down in Crisp County, who reached out to the Georgia State Patrol in Cordele. There are simply no words to describe the degree of human suffering experienced on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in our community and in Atlanta., Bakers comments were made in regard to Longs alleged confession to police that he suffered from a sex addiction, and was trying to eliminate his sexual temptation., He has an issue that he considers a sex addiction and sees these locations as something that allows him to go to these places, Baker said during Wednesdays press conference. Not that Im aware of. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 23, 2023. Male Reporter: (09:11) And describing a "temptation" that haunted the suspect pushes responsibility away from him and on to the women he killed, she says. For as tragic as this was on yesterday in Metro Atlanta, this could have been significantly worse. So again, it really speaks to the coordination and the quick response from law enforcement. Female Reporter: (08:25) A RESTful API to access Revs workforce of fast, high quality transcriptionists and captioners. Upon arrival, they discovered three females shot inside this location. "Place your order while they last," Baker wrote above the photo of two T-shirts that said, "Covid 19 IMPORTED VIRUS FROM CHY-NA.". The video shows Officer Brosnan waking Mr. Brooks in the drivers seat of a car and asking him to move the car to a parking space. He remains in critical condition. Keisha Lance Bottoms: (10:04) SW 04/26/2023 3:10 PM UPDATE-Arrest made: Persons No matter what Mr. Longs motive was, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta said the city wanted to provide resources and protection to Asian communities in the aftermath of the shootings. But Im sure you asked him was this racially motivated? For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Female Reporter: (06:02) A performance in celebration of Juneteenth in Pittsburgh in 2019. The message is that these men are innocent, except for that one bad day. Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Then Officer Rolfe fired three gunshots at Mr. Brooks. Manuel Paez Tern, 26, had been protesting a controversial police and Female Reporter: (12:50) Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, said on Sunday that he had been in conversations with the White House about making Juneteenth, which marks the date, June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, first learned of their freedom, a national holiday. Atlanta, GA (April 27, 2023) The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Community members have been demanding police end brutal tactics against forest defenders for months. The feature followed each of their experiences living in New York and Atlanta, while exploring the division between the Black community and themselves, as well as the threats they face every day. Was he employed? Female Reporter: (08:17) CNN . Male Reporter: (12:43) When I spoke to the investigators, they interviewed him this morning and they got that impression, that, yes, he understood the gravity of it. Nobody is going to defund the police we can restructure the police forces, said Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, the No. Did he mention any particular businesses that he was going after in Florida? Upon arrival, officers located three adult males with gunshot wounds. 2023 Cox Media Group. You may have at the moment? Authorities have not said what led to the shooting, although all parties involved know each other. Did you encounter any technical issues? I believe one minor call on someone stealing some keys. Mr. Macron also responded to calls to overhaul the French police. Male Reporter: (08:56) Male Reporter: (08:36) Were seeing them on television. Comments made by Cherokee Again, we believe that he frequented these places in the past and may have been lashing out. Senator James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma, said he supported a national ban on chokeholds, though the legislation still being drafted in the Senate is not expected to have such a prohibition. 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Meanwhile, statements from police that Long had declared Tuesdays attack was not racially motivated spurred further outrage and widespread skepticism. Authorities said that the shootings might not have been racially motivated and that the suspect told investigators that he had a sexual addiction and may have frequented some of the locations in the past. Male Reporter: (00:00) To many, the news conference as a whole followed a well-worn storyline. Were the victims employees or patrons? No officers were injured during the incident. Paul Andre Michels: Mr. Michels, 54, who came from a large family, was a businessman and an Army veteran. Officer Rolfe asks Mr. Brooks to take a breath test for alcohol. Speaker 1: (00:00) Anyone can read what you share. Im Captain Jay Baker with the Cherokee Sheriffs Office. Did he resist at all during the arrest? The car and then, of course, obviously we were able to get in touch with parents who identified it from social media, that was their child. Captain Jay Baker: (08:19) So we had a very rapid response. About an hour later and 30 miles away, Atlanta police responded to what was described as a robbery at the Gold Massage Spa on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. As protesters coalesce around the movement to defund the police, Democratic congressional leaders emphasized on Sunday that their intent was not to cut off funding for police departments, but to thoroughly overhaul them. The night he killed eight people had come at the end of a "really bad day for him", Capt Baker continued. Its always puzzled me that we dont have a Fort George Washington, or a Fort Ulysses S. Grant, or a Fort Patton, or a facility named for an African-American Medal of Honor recipient. Police officers mounted their own demonstration last week against government attempts to change their practices and discipline officers suspected of racism. Rev Blog Transcripts Atlanta Police Press Conference on Spa Shootings Transcript March 17. April 27, 2023. Can you clarify what sort of weapons were retrieved from his vehicle or that he used in the shootings, and were they all legally obtained weapons? "I'm tired of this focus on motivation," Prof Wu said. Is there anything you can share about that? Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates joined the call on Sunday to rename Army bases that honor Confederate generals, despite President Trumps opposition, saying that it was time to rid the American military of symbols that represent the dark side of our history.. No one is saying that crimes will not be investigated. Officer Brosnan appears to be unsure whether to let Mr. Brooks sleep there or to take further action. Here is what three experts in Asian-American studies said they heard. And we cant go about creating a different process with the same infrastructure in place.. That its something that he shouldnt be doing and an issue with porn, and that he was attempting to take out that temptation. Framed this way, the problem is "the existence of these massage parlours, or the actions of these women", said Ms Truong. HONOLULU (AP) Police officers responding to a report of a temporary restraining order violation on the small and close By WSBTV.com News By Saturday night, protesters had blocked roads and an interstate near the restaurant and had apparently set the restaurant on fire, according to news reports, with the police firing tear gas and flash grenades to try to disperse the crowd. We also know that this is an issue thats happening across the country. And just to be clear, our victims, I know that obviously Atlanta, all their victims were Asian, two of our victims were White, in case anyone was unaware of that. And yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. Captain Jay Baker: (07:47) Just to be clear, the suspect has admitted to the shooting event? He calls for another police officer, and Officer Rolfe arrives twelve minutes later. Captain Jay Baker: (06:23) It may be targets of opportunity. The gunman said he was struggling with a sex addiction, Capt Baker said, and had attempted "to take out that temptation". Six of the people killed were women of Asian descent, one was a white woman and one was a white man, according to law enforcement officials. An arrest has been made in connection to the fatal shooting of Koko Da Doll, star of the hit Sundance documentary Kokomo City. Reporting was contributed by Davey Alba, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Choe Sang-Hun, Ben Decker, Richard Fausset, Sean Keenan, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Azi Paybarah, Frances Robles, Edgar Sandoval, Neil Vigdor, Allyson Waller and Michael Levenson. A handgun and shell casings were recovered from the scene, the GBI said. The driver was arrested without incident. Female Reporter: (13:46) Jay Bakers remarks during a press conference Wednesday were not intended to disrespect any of the victims, according to a press release posted on Twitter. Ms Truong said this was the quote that struck her - that the murder of eight people could seemingly be blamed on a "bad day". ATLANTA Atlanta police are investigating two deadly shootings that happened minutes apart within one mile of each other. Male Reporter: (13:08) Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. 2023 BBC. Female Reporter: (09:33) And the other people that were killed at that location, were not going to say whether they were employees or whether they were there just by happenstance. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Hes 21 years of age. One speaker at the rally was Melania Brown, sister of Layleen Polanco, a transgender woman who was found dead in 2019 in a cell at Rikers Island. But we certainly will not begin to blame victims.
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