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. Yesterday, the Atlanta Police Department released bodycam video of their officers who were involved in the joint operation to clear the site of the future City of Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. Does he live with his parents? Speaker 3: (00:51) Captain Jay Baker: (08:59) No additional details at this time. Male Reporter: (05:05) A handgun and shell casings were recovered from the scene, the GBI said. Keisha Lance Bottoms: (04:12) The comments were criticized as inappropriate and insensitive to the victims. "Place your order while they last," Baker wrote above the photo of two T-shirts that said, "Covid 19 IMPORTED VIRUS FROM CHY-NA.". It is hateful, and it has to stop. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on April 23, 2023. He grew up in Detroit and moved to Georgia about 25 years ago. Captain Jay Baker: (06:57) 'Cop City' activist Manuel Paez Tern shot 57 times in Atlanta, Female Reporter: (14:13) Neither Georgia nor the federal Department of Justice have said whether they will seek hate crime charges against the suspect. 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? Captain Jay Baker: (07:41) shot Male Reporter: (09:03) Georgia sheriff's official under fire for remarks on spa shootings Thousands of protesters gathered near the Brooklyn Museum on Sunday afternoon for a rally and silent march to call attention to police violence against transgender people, especially women of color. 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. Atlanta Police Press Conference on Spa Shootings Transcript March 17, Congressional Testimony & Hearing Transcripts. Do you want to speak to that? Muyi Xiao contributed research. One man was killed during the incident. I believe one minor call on someone stealing some keys. Like I said, its still early on, but those were comments that he made. ATLANTA Atlanta police are investigating a shooting at a southwest Atlanta hotel. Protesters scrawled the Italian words for rapist and racist on the statue of Indro Montanelli, who acknowledged having had a 12-year-old Eritrean bride while he was stationed in Eritrea during Italian colonial rule in the 1930s. "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. Follow our continuing coverage of Atlanta, Black Lives Matter and police protests here. According to the investigation, two men were shot during a dispute at the gas station. As the chief indicated, its still early, but the indicators right now are it may not be. Jay Baker, a spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, said that Robert Aaron Long, who has been charged with eight counts of murder, "was pretty much fed up and kind of at the end of his rope" and that Tuesday "was a really bad day for him, and this is what he did.". A memorial sits outside of Gold Spa following the deadly shootings in Atlanta. Speaker 3: (13:45) When law enforcement began an operation to remove people from the area Wednesday morning, gunfire was exchanged, GBI Director Mike Register said. Female Reporter: (13:46) Rev Blog Transcripts Atlanta Police Press Conference on Spa Shootings Transcript March 17. Male Reporter: (06:47) ATLANTA Police are investigating a shooting at a gas station in southwest Atlanta. The answer - and Capt Baker's confidence - was "striking", said Ellen Wu, a professor of history and Asian-American studies at Indiana University. But the notion was cast into doubt by Capt Baker as he relayed the suspect's testimony. Yesterday afternoon, after the two incidents occurred here in Fulton and Cherokee Counties, there was a lookout put out. Add English on-screen subtitles for videos. Captain Jay Baker, of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, speaks about the arrest of Robert Aaron Long during a press conference at the Atlanta Police Department headquarters in Atlanta, on March 17, 2021. Hate can have no safe harbor in America. 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. 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 . Was he a student? 13-year-old Lopez was walking through a Atlanta, GA (January 19, 2023) The man who died in yesterdays officer involved shooting has been identified as Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26. In her review of the doc,THRcritic Lovia Gyarkyewrote, Violence both real and anticipated is the most obvious thematic thread, but competing for space and attention is beauty., Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. He had been a customer at the two Atlanta spas that were targeted, the citys deputy police chief said. Did he resist at all during the arrest? [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Maam, what your message-. 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. But Mr. Macron said that the French police deserve the support of the public authorities and the gratitude of the nation.. And we know that were hearing the stories. Section 107, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Today I demand that the state be held accountable for continuously dead-naming us, ignoring us, abusing us, violating us, while profiting off of us in the shadows.. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. Our investigation is far from over and we have not ruled anything out," the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement Wednesday night. Chief Rodney Bryant: (02:33) To many, the news conference as a whole followed a well-worn storyline. After the remarks, screenshots surfaced from a March 2020 Facebook post by Baker that promoted anti-Asian T-shirts. I do want to add one thing that was not mentioned. Lieutenant Mark Riley: (03:09) 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 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.. A statue in Milan, Italy, of a renowned journalist who died in 2001 attracted the ire of protesters on Sunday. An off-duty Atlanta police officer was involved in a shooting outside a nightclub that left one man dead and two injured Sunday morning, police say. Atlanta 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. I can tell you that a nine millimeter firearm was located in his vehicle when he was taken into custody. As we stated earlier, the collaboration between the different and the local and state partners, we immediately started having conversations to coordinate our efforts to determine who our individual, the subject that we were looking for. Is there anything you can share about that? shooting Without them, this would not have happened as quickly as it happened. By Thursday, the Sheriff's office had formally apologised and Capt Baker had been moved off the case. The driver was arrested without incident. When they entered the business, they found that a fourth woman had been killed. 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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta conducted a news conference on Wednesday. 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.. 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 Speaker 3: (00:51) Atlanta Female Reporter: (12:50) 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. Here is a brief overview of the investigation so far. And again, I cant express enough my gratitude for the coordination, and the public as a whole should be grateful that the suspect was quickly apprehended because it is very likely that there would have been more victims on yesterday. Robert Aaron Long, 21, is charged with shooting up three Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday, killing eight people and seriously injuring a ninth. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. 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. The police had earlier identified four other victims: Xiaojie Tan: Ms. Tan, 49, was the owner of Youngs Asian Massage. Captain Jay Baker: (12:32) Do you have a sense of how many times he shot, how much ammunition he had on him? IE 11 is not supported. Were the victims employees or patrons? Suncha Kim: Ms. Kim, 69, worked at Gold Spa. 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. By WSBTV.com News 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. What indications or what reasons did the family notify you? 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. The state commission was formed in 2006 to promote the well-being of what has become the fastest-growing minority community in Massachusetts. So just dont want to go into that at this time. One more. How much ammunition did he have? Having conversations, again, as I stated with our federal, state, and local partners. Shooting But the working theory is a sexual addiction issue rather than a racial profile? Male Reporter: (00:33) "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. Police dashboard and body-camera videos show that Mr. Brooks was compliant and friendly with the officers when they first approached him and for some time after that, and the encounter turned to a struggle when the officers tried to handcuff him. Extend your content reach and maximize your engagement rates. Thats one of the things at this time, were not going to go into details about why they were there. Speaker 3: (00:33) Male Reporter: (13:08) On Tuesday, a man went on a shooting spree in the Atlanta, "That word, temptation, points to a long history of the evil within our midst," Prof Wu said. Some 25 campsites were removed from the site during the clearing operation, the agency said in a release. I do have a press release with their names that we will give yall when this is over with. They were very supportive and certainly, this was difficult for them. One person shot and killed at southwest Atlanta gas station, investigation underway, police say. No one is saying that we are not going to have proper response when community members are in danger. He was a pretty young guy. And from that, Ill turn it over to Georgia State Patrol, who concluded with the arrest. Shooting Ive heard nothing about politics. It was also later discovered that Capt Baker had made controversial Facebook posts related to China and the coronavirus. The person who died Wednesday has been identified as Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, according to the GBI. Easily integrate Rev using our robust APIs to start building your product quickly. It sounds to me like these locations, he sees them as an outlet for him. Koko was shot dead in Atlanta, late Wednesday, April 19, 2023, family members say. John Chafee, a spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department, said Officer Rolfe had been fired and Officer Brosnan put on administrative leave. Female Reporter: (13:25) Was the image from the surveillance camera? On the nine millimeter, that was the weapon he used. My family and I were refugees from Vietnam, worked hard day and night, and kept our heads down despite encountering hatred through various forms of prejudice, he wrote. He made a comment to that effect, that he was headed to Florida and that he was going to do similar acts in that state. None political. The Sheriff of Cherokee County reached out to his partner down in Crisp County, who reached out to the Georgia State Patrol in Cordele. Female Reporter: (07:43) ATLANTA Atlanta police are investigating two deadly shootings that happened minutes apart within one mile of each other. CNN . Atlanta Police Male Reporter: (07:33) Transcribe your audio files to find high-impact insights in minutes. Male Reporter: (08:33) Paul Andre Michels: Mr. Michels, 54, who came from a large family, was a businessman and an Army veteran. 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. Nobody is going to defund the police we can restructure the police forces, said Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, the No. Statement regarding upcoming busy weekend 04/26/2023 3:42 PM Fatal Shooting: 1660 Johnson Rd. 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. Captain Jay Baker: (06:44) Hes in stable condition at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. When Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot outside a Wendys restaurant on Friday night, the events were captured on video by security cameras and witnesses to the confrontation. Atlanta police say they are investigating the shooting and that it could be Captain Jay Baker: (13:18) Driver crashes into cement wall in Chatsworth after being shot Keisha Lance Bottoms: (11:02) We heard from New York City Police that theyre actually sending resources out of an abundance of caution to their Asian communities across the city. As far as we know in Atlanta, weve not had any calls, 911 calls from that location. Shot Atlanta spa shootings: How we talk about violence - BBC News Im Captain Jay Baker with the Cherokee Sheriffs Office. I dont want to go into details other than to say that were really appreciative of the family. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]. Were not sure what his presence was there. Atlanta police announced Thursday that a 17-year-old was taken into custody on April 26 and is being held at Fulton County Jail. Published Female Reporter: (06:49) The Sheriff mentioned he had a sexual addiction. Flowers and signs adorn Gold Spa where activists demonstrated against violence against women and Asian Americans following Tuesday night's shooting, Police spokesman Jay Baker has been moved off the case after saying the assailant had a "bad day" prior to the shooting, Early explanations for the deadly Atlanta shooting by police sparked outrage, The shootings have prompted demonstrations across the US, 'This is still early, but he does claim that it was not racially motivated. Those reckonings have made headway in some places and met resistance in others. Atlanta police announced Thursday These acts of violence are cast as "temporary lapses by these white men," Ms Truong said. But no, you fire bullets into his back., Appearing on the CNN program State of the Union, Mr. Clyburn continued, That is not what youd call corresponding force. Male Reporter: (09:11) An arrest has been made in connection to the fatal shooting of Koko Da Doll, star of the hit Sundance documentary Kokomo City. We have not seen a significant uptick in formal complaints within the city of Atlanta, but obviously, this is a large metropolitan region. France is facing a growing debate on racial issues. Atlanta A Statement about the Atlanta Shooting March 18, 2021 We have witnessed tragedy once again this week. 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.. I can just go home, he says. Ms Truong said this was the quote that struck her - that the murder of eight people could seemingly be blamed on a "bad day". Was he employed? Early on Sunday morning, Sgt. Officer Rolfe searches Mr. Brooks and then puts him through a sobriety test, which he fails. He claims that these, and as the chief said, this is still early, but he does claim that it was not racially motivated. Ali Gostanian is a New York-based senior reporter with NBC News' Social Newsgathering team. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. And by the way, Ill bring out our press release and put it out for yall shortly. At least 15,000 people protested in Paris on Saturday against racially motivated police brutality. Cpt. Jay Baker, who said spa shooting suspect had bad day,' no And then you also IDd car also from surveillance? Male Reporter: (08:56) A fifth person, Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, 30, was walking past the parlor when he was shot multiple times, according to his family. This story has been shared 270,185 times. 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. For as tragic as this was on yesterday in Metro Atlanta, this could have been significantly worse. One man was shot and is in stable condition. 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.