The son of Hyun Jung Grant, who was among the eight people killed in a shooting at Georgia spas this week, admitted on Friday that he questioned suspect Robert Aaron Long’s motive for the murder of his mother and other victims.
Randy Park, Grant’s 23-year-old son, told ABC News in an interview that Long’s explanation that he was allegedly motivated to carry out the shooting on Tuesday in three spas in the Atlanta area due to sex addiction does not make sense not. to him.
‘I believe two of the places were next to each other in the street and the [other] one was in another country … Like a good ride away. If you blame it on sex addiction, but you prefer to target specifically Asian places and the victims are mostly of Asian descent, I can not help but … ask, ‘Does that make sense?’ ‘, Park told ABC News. “No, of course not.”
Long, who was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in connection with the incident, denied that the attacks were racially motivated. He admitted that he chose to target the spas because it was a “temptation” for his alleged sex addiction.
Tuesday’s shooting incident was the latest increase in violence against AAPI communities in Asia and the Pacific. Park noted that he was advised not to talk about the situation, but he says he feels the duty to acknowledge the continuing violence.
“How many years has it been and these things are still happening,” he said. ‘It’s difficult and I feel I have a responsibility to talk about it. So, even if there is a setback, I understand why, but I think it may indicate some kind of tolerance for what is happening and that is unacceptable. ‘