Korea Times in Atlanta quoting a friend of an Gold Spa employee -- The employee called four nearby Korean stores and said a white man started shooting after saying "I'll kill all the Asians" -- the employee's friend said:https://higoodday.com/?mid=allNews&act=dispOnpostContentView&doc_srl=925094 …
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Korea Daily quoting people from stores near the shooting -- Saying the four of the victims are Korean women in their 50s and 70s:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=&source=AT&category=&art_id=9176529 …
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Atlanta K quoting a source "who knows the spa scene well" that two of the victims were one in her mid-70s and another in her early-50s, who both have an address in Duluth but live in the spa ->https://atlantak.com/%ec%86%8d%eb%b3%b4-%ec%95%a0%ed%8b%80%eb%9e%9c%ed%83%80-%ec%8a%a4%ed%8c%8c-%ec%82%ac%eb%a7%9d%ec%9e%90-4%eb%aa%85-%eb%aa%a8%eb%91%90-%ed%95%9c%ec%9d%b8%ec%97%ac%ec%84%b1/ …
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Here are of some Korean media in Atlanta worth following: https://atlantak.com/ https://atlantaradiokorea.com/ http://www.koreadaily.com/index_local_branch.html?branch=AT … https://higoodday.com/
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Atlanta K reports AAPI Rapid Response Team with AAPI leaders has been formed -- The team is interested in providing counseling as well as potential financial supporthttps://atlantak.com/%ec%86%8d%eb%b3%b4-%ed%95%9c%ec%9d%b8%ec%b0%a8%ec%84%b8%eb%8c%80-%ec%a4%91%ec%8b%ac-%eb%b9%84%ec%83%81%eb%8c%80%ec%b1%85%ed%8c%80-%ea%b5%ac%ec%84%b1/ …
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The outlet also reports a source who "knows the Korean spa scene well," who said police yesterday had surveyed the area, visited Korean stores and told their employees to take precaution because there's a "shooter who says he wants to kill Asians"https://atlantak.com/%ec%84%b9%ec%8a%a4%ec%a4%91%eb%8f%85%ec%9d%b4-%eb%8f%99%ea%b8%b0-%ec%99%9c-%ec%95%84%ec%8b%9c%ec%95%88-%ec%97%ac%ec%84%b1%ec%97%90%eb%a7%8c-%ec%b4%9d%ea%b2%a9/ …
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Atlanta K's report says of the four Korean workers shot dead yesterday, two are in their 70s, one is in her 50s and another is in her 60s. They've all lived and worked at their spa, per this report:https://atlantak.com/%eb%8b%a8%eb%8f%85-%ec%86%90%eb%8b%98%ec%9d%b8%ec%a4%84-%ec%95%8c%ea%b3%a0-%eb%ac%b8%ec%97%b4%ec%96%b4%ec%a3%bc%eb%8b%a4-%ec%b0%b8%eb%b3%80/ …
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A manager shot at one of the spa opened the door, thinking the shooter was a customer, then suddenly got hit, per this report. Two other Korean employees were inside and were not hurt.
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This is not my day job, of course, but will track any other reporting I see...
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I think what's most heartbreaking thing -- and the part that honestly broke me -- is the fact that those workers shot and killed lived and worked at their workplace.
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How many of them came from Korea seeking a better future? How many of them had to abandon that plan after arriving in the U.S.? How many of them sacrificed so much for their kids so they would achieve what their parents couldn't?
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Picking up where we left off: Of the four Korean women killed, three of them provided food or opened doors, but didn't provide any massage service. It's not clear whether any of those women provided any illicit service, Korea Daily reports:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=&source=AT&category=&art_id=9179573 …
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Korea Daily cites an anonymous source who says those victims mostly live alone -- That there may not be anyone to hold a funeral for them. They've lived in Georgia for quite a long time, and used alias, the source says.
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Korea Daily quoting an anonymous nearby Korean shop owner who says Gold Spa has been around for 10+ years and that "everyone knows the place." Women in their 60s/70s work as manager and women in their 50s provide massage service, the source says:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=9180828 …
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The paper also quotes another anonymous nearby Korean shop owner that the first woman who reported the shooting to the 911 survived as a bullet just missed her:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=9180828 …
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I'll add to this thread tomorrow as I see some pieces of note -- Also, of note: Korean American media relies on a ton of anonymous sourcing -- And it, like any other reporting, is not bulletproof by any measure.
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Let me know of any contradictory info you're seeing -- And I'll make sure to note it in this thread.
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Quick add to the thread -- Here's Chinese American newspaper World Journal's coverage of the Atlanta shooting. Two are believed to be Chinese women, per World Journal:https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121468/5323157 …
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Didn't see anything this morning, but will add anything that I see. I want to take this moment to take a brief pause and celebrate the Korean community in Atlanta which has come so far.
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Here's a photo I took of barbecue in Heirloom Market BBQ in 2019 when I was in Atlanta for AAJA convention. The restaurant, one of the best barbecue joint I've ever been, is run by a former K-Pop star. https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz8zdg/how-a-k-pop-star-became-a-barbecue-sensation …pic.twitter.com/hPlUWyx11M
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(Also, here's a good story from the team at USA Today on some of the victims: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/18/who-were-atlanta-spa-shooting-victims/4746417001/ …)
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Quick add: Atlanta K reports that of the four Korean victims, at least three are of Korean citizens with U.S. green cards. The other person is believed to be a U.S. citizen, the outlet says quoting a source "who knows the scene well."https://atlantak.com/%ed%94%bc%ed%95%b4-%ec%97%ac%ec%84%b1-4%eb%aa%85-%ec%a4%91-%ec%b5%9c%ec%86%8c-3%eb%aa%85%ec%9d%80-%ed%95%9c%ea%b5%ad-%ea%b5%ad%ec%a0%81%ec%9e%90/ …
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The person believed to be a U.S. citizen managed the store during weekdays -- It's unknown whether the person is a family member of the spa's owner, per the outlet.
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Korea Times says the identity of four Korean victims can't be revealed yet -- One person has yet to be identified, the Times says quoting Atlanta Deputy Chief Charles Hampton:https://higoodday.com/index.php?mid=allNews&act=dispOnpostContentView&doc_srl=926057 …
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Korea Daily reports of Atlanta's Korean community leaders urging anti-Asian hate crimes to stop. The leaders noted it took a year and a half for the police to arrest a suspect for a 2019 homicide in Sugar Hill that killed a Korean American:http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?page=1&branch=&source=AT&category=&art_id=9182998 …
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Atlanta K also has an interview with Randy Park, the son of a victim in the shooting -- Park says he started the GoFundMe page to help with funeral costs and rent. He expected $20K but has already raised $150K, which made him felt loved, he says ->https://atlantak.com/%ec%9d%b8%ed%84%b0%eb%b7%b0-%ed%94%bc%ed%95%b4%ec%9e%90-%eb%b0%95%ed%98%84%ec%a0%95%ec%94%a8-%ec%9e%a5%eb%82%a8-%eb%9e%9c%eb%94%94-%eb%b0%95%ec%94%a8/ …
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Atlanta K says the outlet plans to meet with Park tomorrow, and deliver the money the Korean American community has raised.
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Meanwhile, the outlet also reports of a silent vigil featuring Korean college students from Emory University. The outlet also quotes a source saying it seems unlikely that the spas nearby will open anytime soon. ->https://atlantak.com/%ed%98%84%ec%9e%a5-%ed%95%9c%ec%9d%b8-%eb%8c%80%ed%95%99%ec%83%9d%eb%93%a4-%ec%b4%9d%ea%b2%a9%ec%9e%a5%ec%86%8c%ec%84%9c-%eb%88%88%eb%ac%bc%ec%9d%98-%ec%b6%94%eb%aa%a8/ …
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As I tweeted last night, Korean media reporting is not foolproof (Note my first tweet in this thread and the coda I've attached to it) https://twitter.com/seungylee14/status/1372786481396207617 …
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