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A shooting incident against Asians in Atlanta, USA, killed 8 people, including 4 Koreans.

A police investigation of the victim followed last night.

The suspect is said to have denied that it is not a hate crime targeting Asians in a police investigation.

Correspondent Yunsoo Kim is out at the crime scene, Atlanta, USA.



Correspondent Kim said that the suspect has stated that it is not a racial hate crime against Asians. Is there any progress in the investigation overnight?



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Yes, the place behind me is the Atlanta shooting scene where four Koreans were killed.



First, local police charged the suspect with murder and assault overnight.



However, this was the first shooting incident, and the death of four Korean Americans is still under investigation.



It was reported that the suspect overnight was not a hate crime targeting Asians.



She felt sexual temptation because of the female workers at the massage parlor, and committed a crime to remove it. It is known that he testified that he had spoken.



It is a question of whether or not you are lying to avoid being punished for a hate crime.



Police only say they are still investigating the exact motives of the crime.



Local police also revealed that the suspect had planned a similar crime by going down to Florida after the Atlanta crime.



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I think Koreans in the local area will be very anxious, but how is the atmosphere there right now?



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Yes, as you can see behind the scenes, local media also appear at the scene of the incident and report the incident with a large weight.



Not far from here, there are many Korean merchants and residences, and as a result, anxiety in the Korean community is also growing.



In particular, the state of Georgia, which is located in the south, is a place where it is relatively easy to possess guns compared to other states, so there is growing concern that anyone can be a victim.



At the moment, is it okay to keep the store open for the Korean American circuit in Atlanta?



Georgian Korean congressmen and local Korean associations organized emergency response teams to prevent recurrence and support victims.