Hyun Jung Grant’s son, who was among eight people killed during a Georgia spa shootout this week, admitted on Friday that he questions the motive of suspect Robert Aaron Long for allegedly killing his mother and other victims.
Randy Park, Grant’s 23-year-old son, in an interview with ABC News, said that Long’s explanation that he was supposedly motivated to shoot three spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday because of his sex addiction made no sense to him. he.
“I believe that two of the locations were close to each other on the same street and the [other] one was in some other county … Like a good car ride. If you blame sex addiction, but choose to specifically target Asian locations and the victims are mostly Asian descendants, I can’t help but … ask, ‘Does that make sense?’ ”Park told ABC News. “No of course not.”
Long, who on Wednesday was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the incident, denied that the attacks were racially motivated. He admitted that he chose to target spas because they were a “temptation” to his alleged “addiction” to sex.
Tuesday’s shootings marked the latest increase in violence against Asian American and Pacific Island communities (AAPI). Park noted that he had been advised not to speak about the situation, however, he says he felt it his duty to acknowledge the continuing violence.
“How many years have these things been happening,” he said. “It is difficult and I feel that I have a responsibility to talk about it. So, even if there is a reaction, I understand why, but I think it may indicate some kind of tolerance for what is happening and that is unacceptable. “