Suspect in Atlanta spa shootings seeking to avoid death row
ABC News
Attorneys argued in a court filing that the suspect's young age should bar the death penalty.
Attorneys for Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the Atlanta spa shootings case, are seeking to dismiss the death penalty as he awaits trial on multiple murder charges for the March 2021 massacre.
Long, 23, was indicted last year for the deaths of four women that occurred at Gold Spa and Aromatherapy Spa in Fulton County, Georgia.
He previously pleaded guilty to four other murders that took place the same day at Young's Asian Massage in Cherokee County. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus an additional 35 years.
Long pleaded not guilty in Fulton County last year to four counts of murder, among other charges. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has said she'd seek the death penalty and hate crime charges against Long.
