(NPR) Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism

Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism



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Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism






Mourners visit and leave flowers at the site of two shootings at spas across the street from one another on Wednesday in Atlanta. Eight people were killed in three shootings on Tuesday; a suspect has been charged with murder and assault.



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Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A 'Bad Day' Faces Criticism






Six women of Asian descent are among the dead. The attacks took place against a backdrop of discrimination and violence against Asian Americans that has increased sharply in the past year.