The shooter appears to have acted due to hatred of sex workers, rather than hatred of Asians.
"Preliminary information indicates the shootings could relate to the suspect's claim of a potential sex addiction, Cherokee County authorities said Wednesday. Long told investigators he saw the spas as a temptation that he wanted to eliminate, they said.
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Long told investigators the killings were not racially motivated, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
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Long spent time in rehabilitation for sexual addiction last year, a former roommate told CNN Wednesday.
The roommate, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he lived with Long for several months in summer 2020 at a transition house for people exiting rehab. He declined to identify the transition house or say which state it was in.
Long didn't talk about his addiction, the roommate said, but had seemed to be doing better by the time he left the transition house. The roommate said he hadn't been in contact with Long "in a long time."
Long seemed to have "self-hatred," the roommate said.
But overall, he said, Long seemed kind and generous, often cooking food for his friends. The roommate also said he "never heard him say anything racial."
"Preliminary information indicates the shootings could relate to the suspect's claim of a potential sex addiction, Cherokee County authorities said Wednesday. Long told investigators he saw the spas as a temptation that he wanted to eliminate, they said.
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Long told investigators the killings were not racially motivated, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
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Long spent time in rehabilitation for sexual addiction last year, a former roommate told CNN Wednesday.
The roommate, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he lived with Long for several months in summer 2020 at a transition house for people exiting rehab. He declined to identify the transition house or say which state it was in.
Long didn't talk about his addiction, the roommate said, but had seemed to be doing better by the time he left the transition house. The roommate said he hadn't been in contact with Long "in a long time."
Long seemed to have "self-hatred," the roommate said.
But overall, he said, Long seemed kind and generous, often cooking food for his friends. The roommate also said he "never heard him say anything racial."