nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A ‘Bad Day’ Faces Criticism||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Six women of Asian descent are among the dead. The attacks took place against a backdrop of discrimination and violence against Asian Americans that has increased sharply in the past year.

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Mourners visit and leave flowers at the site of two shootings at spas across the street from one another on Wednesday in Atlanta. Eight people were killed in three shootings on Tuesday; a suspect has been charged with murder and assault.

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Official Who Said Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Having A ‘Bad Day’ Faces Criticism

Six women of Asian descent are among the dead. The attacks took place against a backdrop of discrimination and violence against Asian Americans that has increased sharply in the past year.

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