Tragic Atlanta mom
Authorities on Friday identified the remaining four women killed in the Atlanta-area spa shootings — including a single mom whose kids have now raised over $1 million in the wake of her death.
The women were among eight people killed in the rampage by Robert Aaron Long (inset), who told investigators he had a “sex addiction” and was trying to “eliminate” his “temptation” by shooting up the spas and massage parlors, authorities said.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the final four victims as 74-year-old Soon C. Park, 51-year-old Hyun J. Grant, 69-year-old Suncha Kim and 63year-old Yong A. Yue.
The four other fatal victims previously identified were Paul Andre Michels, 54; Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; Xiaojie
Tan, 49; and Daoyou Feng, 44.
In a moving GoFundMe testimonial, Grant’s son, Randy
Park, said his mom was raising him and his brother on her own and called her “one of my best friends and the strongest influence on who we are today.”
The page raised more than $1 million as of Friday to help Park and his brother.
Park, 22, said he only recently learned his mother toiled at a massage parlor, with her work keeping her away from her two boys for weeks.
Tan’s daughter, Jami Webb, meanwhile, told USA Today that her mom worked 12-hour days “so that me and our family would have a better life.”
Tan was listed as the owner of the company tied to Young’s Asian Massage, one of the killing sites, and was also the proprietor of Wang’s Feet & Body Massage in neighboring Kennesaw.
Tan would have turned 50 on Thursday — and would have celebrated with a slice of strawberry fresh cream cake, her favorite, Webb said.
Michels was the owner of an Atlanta alarm company who just happened to be “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” according to his brother.
A US Army vet, Michels grew up in Detroit with nine siblings and had expressed interest in owning a spa, his brother said.
“I’m the closest in age, so we were basically like twins,” said his brother, John. “We did everything together growing up.”
Yaun was a married mother of two who had arranged for a day at the spa with her husband to take a break from caring for their 8-month-old daughter.
Her husband survived the shooting by locking himself in a room, according to reports.
“He’s taking it hard,” Yaun’s halfsister, Dana Toole, told USA Today.
Details on the other four victims had not been released by Friday.
Six of the dead victims were Asian women. Police said the killer didn’t give them any reason to believe the crimes were racially motivated, but they are not ruling out the possibility.
Long, 21, admitted to the shooting spree and has been charged with murder, officials said.
He may have visited the businesses before, according to authorities.