The gunfire happened around 4:40 a.m., police said in a Is there anything you can share about that? 0:06. Thank you. You may have at the moment? The teen apparently turned himself in after Atlanta police homicide detectives were able to establish probable cause and secure arrest warrants for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement on Thursday. The man died on scene, according to the release. One man was killed during the incident. Male Reporter: (13:08) And again, encouraging anyone, we know many of our communities are sometimes hesitant to bring in law enforcement. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. Thats something that investigators, and theyve been working on it, and thats certainly one of the things theyll be doing. Around 6:30 p.m., the Cherokee County Sheriffs Office released surveillance images of the suspect, who was wearing a black and red shirt and driving a black S.U.V. An analysis of the videos by The New York Times shows that Officer Garrett Rolfe fired a stun gun at Rayshard Brooks. Mr. Macron also responded to calls to overhaul the French police. Captain Jay Baker: (06:13) Captain Jay Baker: (09:32) Female Reporter: (06:02) Here is a brief overview of the investigation so far. 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. "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. And secondly, there was an indication that the family notified you. A man has been charged in the attacks, in which eight people were killed, including six women of Asian descent. They initiated a traffic stop and then immediately pitted the vehicle. None political. Did he resist at all during the arrest? Captain Jay Baker: (06:57) ATLANTA Police are investigating a shooting at a gas station in southwest Atlanta. Female Reporter: (06:49) It is hateful, and it has to stop. IE 11 is not supported. We also know that this is an issue thats happening across the country. 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. So, that victim is stable. A Georgia special prosecutor determined that the two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020 acted reasonably and did 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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That is the only survivor. Upon arrival, they discovered three females shot inside this location. Easily integrate Rev using our robust APIs to start building your product quickly. The To my opinion, that he was acting alone. Eight people were killed when a man opened fire on Tuesday in three Atlanta-area massage businesses. And yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. Law enforcement and opponents of the project have given differing details on what happened, with Register saying law enforcement personnel returned fire in self-defense, after someone without warning shot a Georgia State Patrol Trooper., 1 person was fatally shot and a state trooper wounded near site of Atlanta's controversial 'Cop City' project. I dont have that information. Captain Jay Baker: (13:58) When pressed on whether the police department should be abolished permanently, Ms. Omar said, Absolutely not.. The Black Lives Matter movement has opened a rift among prominent Asian-Americans in Massachusetts, where members of a state commission disagreed openly about whether their community was complicit in racism against black people. Captain Jay Baker: (06:44) The answer - and Capt Baker's confidence - was "striking", said Ellen Wu, a professor of history and Asian-American studies at Indiana University. In Los Angeles, L.G.B.T.Q. The Sheriff mentioned he had a sexual addiction. But some experts say the speculation around motive drew from harmful stereotypes. Two questions. And GEMA and Homeland Security liaison sent out emails letting us know a potential area where the suspects vehicle may be. On the nine millimeter, that was the weapon he used. Atlanta spa shootings: How we talk about violence - BBC News It must stop. Were they places where somebody could have sexual encounters or were they more traditional spa-like venues? Thousands of demonstrators gathered around the Brooklyn Museum to bring attention to high rates of police violence against black transgender women. Male Reporter: (09:11) All Rights Reserved. Male Reporter: (07:51) To many, the news conference as a whole followed a well-worn storyline. My understanding is he moved the date once he understood Juneteenth, Mr. Scott said on Face the Nation. Im not sure that the planners on his inner-circle team thought about June 19, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and race riots., Other Republican allies of Mr. Trump also said in interviews aired Sunday that they had expressed concerns to him about the date of the rally. Speech-to-Text live streaming for live captions, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition API. Published Immediately, the Sheriff and I and the Chief in that jurisdiction started having conversations trying to bring things together. But it was the only weapon that he fired? Whether it was legally obtained, would be one of the things that our investigators will be looking into. Atlanta police are investigating an officer involved shooting near the downtown Greyhound bus station. I do want to add one thing that was not mentioned. Thats one of the things at this time, were not going to go into details about why they were there. ATLANTA Atlanta police are investigating two deadly shootings that happened minutes apart within one mile of each other. Its a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate., In the statement Thursday which stopped just short of an apology Reynolds said he has known Baker for many years, and cited his personal ties to the Asian community.. Captain Jay Baker: (12:32) 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. "I think we should think about the impact, the consequences, and look at the outcome of what happened - that eight people are dead.". Can somebody talk to us about that at all? Mental health issues? Without them, this would not have happened as quickly as it happened. The Best Speech-to-Text Solution for Your Business Learn how Rev fits into your businesses workflow. Both Prof Wu and Ms Truong cited the 1875 Page Act, one of the earliest pieces of federal law restricting immigration to the US. Again, we believe that he frequented these places in the past and may have been lashing out. Surveillance cameras. Black trans lives matter! He calls for another police officer, and Officer Rolfe arrives twelve minutes later. No officers were injured. A statue in Milan, Italy, of a renowned journalist who died in 2001 attracted the ire of protesters on Sunday. At least eight people were found dead at three different spas in the Atlanta area Tuesday. Well now open for questions. Ive heard nothing about politics. In Wednesdays news conference, Register said that amid nationwide conversations about reforming police forces, building a new center that would train police officers to be effective in engaging in the community is a great thing for the community.. 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. He had visited both of those locations? An analysis of the videos by The New York Times shows that Officer Garrett Rolfe fired a stun gun at Mr. Brooks as he and another officer, Devin Brosnan, tried to take Mr. Brooks into custody. The facility will include a shooting range, mock city and burn building. ATLANTA - A man is dead after Atlanta Police say officers were forced to shoot him after he fired multiple rounds at officers at two different location Thursday 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. 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. 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. What we are saying is the current infrastructure that exists as policing in our city should not exist any more, Ms. Omar said. Stacey Abrams, the former minority leader in the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said she saw a direct link to the police-involved killings of black people that have sparked protests demanding an overhaul of policing nationwide. He started following the vehicle and waited for backup, which included two other Georgia State Troopers, as well as the Sheriff of Crisp County, and some of his deputies. It is unacceptable. That was one of the things that we should have engaged in a long time ago., Mr. Scott also appeared on the NBC program Meet the Press, where he said it would be difficult to codify a nationwide standard for use of force by the police. In as much as his words were taken or construed as insensitive or inappropriate, they were not intended to disrespect any of the victims, the gravity of this tragedy, or express empathy or sympathy for the suspect, Reynolds said. Female Reporter: (12:50) Was he caught in the crossfire or do you think he was a . And then you also IDd car also from surveillance? The seven arrested were all from states other than Georgia. [crosstalk 00:08:56] How did you get the image, Sheriff? The Atlanta Police Department (APD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 27, 2023. Protesters have embraced defund the police as a rallying cry, with some activists painting the phrase alongside the new yellow Black Lives Matter message on a street in Washington. (An earlier version of the first item misstated the view Representative James Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, in one passage.). A lawyer for Big Woods Goods, a gun shop in Canton, Ga., said Mr. Long bought a gun legally from the shop on Tuesday, before the shooting. They belong in a museum someplace, so were not celebrating them, were learning from them and the mistakes they made, he said. Could you explain a little bit more about what the locations were that he targeted? As far as we know in Atlanta, weve not had any calls, 911 calls from that location. Well, obviously well have to do forensics on the firearm, but were confident that it is. 0:06. At least 15,000 people protested in Paris on Saturday against racially motivated police brutality. What do you want me to do? Clayton teacher responds to claims she encouraged fighting. At a news conference Wednesday, Capt. "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. And a sense of his social media history, is that something youve been able to look up. Then Officer Rolfe fired three gunshots at Mr. Brooks. Speaker 3: (00:51) John Chafee, a spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department, said Officer Rolfe had been fired and Officer Brosnan put on administrative leave. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 23, 2023. Keisha Lance Bottoms: (10:04) appreciated. UPDATED with Altanta PD statement on shootings of three transgender women in the city this year, and details on GoFundMe campaign for Koko Da Doll.. One man was shot and is in stable condition. Atlanta mayor on shooting spree: A crime against any community is a crime against us all March 17, 2021 01:54 The number of anti-Asian hate incidents has risen significantly . A 'Cop City' activist killed by police was shot 57 times, according to a state autopsy report. Police were dispatched on a report of gunshots fired and arrived two minutes later. Updated: Apr 30, 2023 / 05:51 PM PDT. And from that, Ill turn it over to Georgia State Patrol, who concluded with the arrest. The first shooting was reported around 5 p.m. Tuesday, at Youngs Asian Massage near Acworth, a suburb northwest of Atlanta. 2023 Cable News Network. [inaudible 00:13:30]. In a later news release, the GBI said officers located a man inside a tent in the woods at about 9 a.m. Officers gave verbal commands to the man who did not comply and shot a Georgia State Patrol Trooper. They were: Soon C. Park: Ms. Park, 74, who worked at Gold Spa, was the oldest person killed on Tuesday. You cant really reform a department that is rotten to the root what you can do is rebuild, Ms. Omar said on State of the Union, noting that half of homicides in Minneapolis go unsolved and that there were reports that the department had destroyed rape kits. Chief Rodney Bryant: (01:56) Not that Im aware. Captain Jay Baker: (09:06) It was unclear whether any of the businesses had any ties to sex work. Just my understanding, it was some type of porn industry in that state that he was wanting to go do some similar act in that location. Captain Jay Baker: (13:30) So hes running away my goodness, youve got his car, you can easily find him. Can someone talk to us about the surviving victim that was shot outside of the store? Female Reporter: (13:55) Seven people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism following the fatal shooting of one person and the shooting of a Georgia state trooper near a proposed Atlanta police training facility, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Jay Baker wrote above a photo of two T-shirts that said "Covid 19 IMPORTED VIRUS FROM CHY-NA.". Were seeing them on television. Black trans lives matter! Black trans lives matter! And by the time we are all done, theyre gonna hide. Six of the shooting victims were Asian women, police said. Absolutely, we should have that, he said on ABC. Framed this way, the problem is "the existence of these massage parlours, or the actions of these women", said Ms Truong. 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.. Do you have a sense of how many times he shot, how much ammunition he had on him? Captain Jay Baker: (10:01) April 24, 2023. Wednesdays law enforcement operation allegedly began with numerous armed police shutting down a public road and pointing guns into the park, Stop Cop City said in an emailed statement to CNN. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta conducted a news conference on Wednesday. One man was killed during the incident. By WSBTV.com News Nearly 3,800 hate incidents targeting Asian-Americans have been reported nationwide since last March, Stop AAPI Hate said in a report this week. He claims that these, and as the chief said, this is still early, but he does claim that it was not racially motivated. Female Reporter: (13:25) The Atlanta Police Department (APD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 27, 2023. And attention has been turned to the suspect, his thought process and his version of events. I can just go home, he says. The comments were criticized as inappropriate and insensitive to the victims. Koko Da Doll was one of four Black transgender sex workers, including Daniella Carter, Dominique Silver and Liyah Mitchell, featured in Smiths documentary. Those responses, in the wake of the deadly tragedy, caused anger. Experts say "temptation" is a loaded term. Sheriff, did you have a sense that he understood the gravity of what he did? "I'm tired of this focus on motivation," Prof Wu said. "During our interviews, we asked that specific question, and that did not appear to be the motive," Capt Baker said. Letting Mr Long decide for himself whether race was involved ignores the tacit expressions of racism in the US, said Vivian Truong, a historian and post-doctoral fellow in Asian studies at Vassar College. The date hit the headlines recently when President Trumps re-election campaign scheduled his first rally since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic to be held on June 19 in Tulsa, Okla., the site of an eruption of deadly racist violence in 1921 that destroyed a thriving black business community. When I spoke to the investigators, they interviewed him this morning and they got that impression, that, yes, he understood the gravity of it. Representative James Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, said on Sunday that he did not believe that lethal force was necessary in the polices encounter with Mr. Brooks, who had dozed off at the wheel of a car while waiting on the restaurants drive-through line. Hyun J. Ms Truong said this was the quote that struck her - that the murder of eight people could seemingly be blamed on a "bad day". 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. An arrest has been made in connection to the fatal shooting of Koko Da Doll, star of the hit Sundance documentary Kokomo City. Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Associated Press. Female Reporter: (14:13) But Mr. Macron said that the French police deserve the support of the public authorities and the gratitude of the nation.. HONOLULU (AP) Police officers responding to a report of a temporary restraining order violation on the small and close I dont know who he was living with at the time of this incident. President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Sunday that while he would stand firm against racism in his nation, he refused to accede to demands for the removal of statues or the renaming of streets honoring colonial-era figures. For as tragic as this was on yesterday in Metro Atlanta, this could have been significantly worse. Extend your content reach and maximize your engagement rates. Keisha Lance Bottoms: (11:02) Activists associated with a group protesting the site said Teran was a Forest Defender, working to fight environmental racism. 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. Because we dont get to determine when were black and when were trans. He was pretty much fed up and at the end of his rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. The individual who fired upon law enforcement and shot the trooper was killed in an exchange of gunfire, Register said. Meanwhile, statements from police that Long had declared Tuesdays attack was not racially motivated spurred further outrage and widespread skepticism. Female Reporter: (07:43) ATLANTA Atlanta police are investigating a shooting that left two teens injured. 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. If there are things and concerns that are happening in your communities, around your businesses, et cetera, theres nothing too big or too small that we want to be aware of it all to make sure that we can provide resources and respond accordingly. Im not aware of that either. The victims were transported to the hospital where one of them was later pronounced deceased. Mr. Brooks asks the officers if he can lock his car up under their supervision and walk to his sisters house, which is a short distance away. Captain Jay Baker: (08:13) Those reckonings have made headway in some places and met resistance in others. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. You mentioned Florida. The person who died Wednesday has been identified as Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, according to the GBI. During the multi-agency operation at the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center that began on January 18, 2023, approximately 25 campsites were located and removed. France is facing a growing debate on racial issues. And we had a trooper monitoring traffic on 75 South. You mentioned Florida-. Male Reporter: (08:33) He had previously sought treatment for sex addiction, one of his former roommates at a halfway house said. against members of their community, The Los Angeles Times reported. Mr. Gates, who was appointed defense secretary by President George W. Bush and kept on by President Barack Obama, said the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis had focused new light on a legacy of racism that should be confronted in society, including within a military that is increasingly diverse. Captain Jay Baker: (13:48) 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. Some opponents see it as a response to the 2020 protests sparked by the deaths of Black people while in police custody, while others have concerns about the projects environmental impact and some say the project, which will cost taxpayers about $30 million, has been a largely secretive development with scarce community input. So just dont want to go into that at this time. He did make that claim. Does he live with his parents? Manuel Paez Tern, 26, had been protesting a controversial police and But we certainly will not begin to blame victims. Having conversations, again, as I stated with our federal, state, and local partners. Not that Im aware of. Dont know And by the way, I agree with the Mayor, were not going to do any victim shaming. We've received your submission. Kei Diliza, a resident of nearby Gresham Park who is affiliated with the local movement Stop Cop City, told CNN on Wednesday that reports from other members who were near the site conflicted the account that law enforcement gave regarding a protester shooting at them. And describing a "temptation" that haunted the suspect pushes responsibility away from him and on to the women he killed, she says. Did he discuss any kind of religious motivation for this or was he just . Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. What to Know About the Atlanta Spa Shootings, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/atlanta-spa-shootings.html. Yesterday afternoon, after the two incidents occurred here in Fulton and Cherokee Counties, there was a lookout put out. When law enforcement began an operation to remove people from the area Wednesday morning, gunfire was exchanged, GBI Director Mike Register said. Atlanta Police Press Conference on Spa Shootings Transcript March 17, Congressional Testimony & Hearing Transcripts. Atlanta, GA (April 27, 2023) The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Asked by reporters about a possible motive, Cherokee Police spokesman Capt Jay Baker replied that Mr Long had denied a racial motivation. 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. Male Reporter: (00:00) Build with the best speech-to-text APIs around. Baker did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday, and the Facebook page appears to no longer be available. Female Reporter: (09:26) Once we were able to get our information and gather our information and coordinate with Cherokee County, we immediately put that out metro-wide. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) asked the Male Reporter: (08:16) It may be targets of opportunity. Mr. Long was charged with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault, and was being held without bond, according to the Cherokee County Sheriffs Office and the Atlanta Police Department. outside one of the massage parlors. Speaker 1: (00:51) Atlanta police told Channel 2 Action News officers received reports of a person shot at an Exxon gas station on Metropolitan Parkway SW around 1:55 a.m. Alyssa Pointer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Georgia shootings, disturbing surge in anti-Asian attacks leave communities on edge. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. The disagreement stems from a statement issued on June 4, in which the commission described the deep roots of anti-Blackness among Asian-Americans, and said that Asian-Americans continue to benefit from the model minority myth and our historic proximity to white privilege.. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders and state lawmakers from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities on Friday. Two more questions, please. There were several businesses there and we were able to get images from those. Captain Jay Baker: (09:18) 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. On behalf of the dedicated women and men of the Cherokee County Sheriffs Office, we regret any heartache Captain Bakers words may have cause, he said. 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By Thursday, the Sheriff's office had formally apologised and Capt Baker had been moved off the case. So we certainly are aware and we stand ready to provide any additional resources. 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. Yeah. I think its a brilliant idea, Mr. Scott, the only Republican senator who is black, said on the NBC program Meet the Press.. 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. In reality, the law blocked virtually all immigration from Asian women, who were collectively presumed to be sex workers or prostitutes. Female Reporter: (08:17) And by the way, Ill bring out our press release and put it out for yall shortly. A performance in celebration of Juneteenth in Pittsburgh in 2019. So obviously, whatever the motivation was for this guy, we know that many of the victims, the majority of the victims were Asian. 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About 90 minutes later, the sheriffs office in Crisp County, Ga., about 150 miles south of Atlanta, received information that the suspect was traveling south on Interstate 75.