THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 Page 3 City holds vigil to honor victims of Atlanta shootings “STOP ASIAN-AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HATE”: from left to right are Susan Chu, Jeanne Chu, Kee Lee, Hung Goon, Raymond Chen, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Councillor-at-Large John Hanlon, Ward 6 Councillor Michael McLaughlin, Ward 5 Councillor Rosa DiFlorio, Ward 1 Councillor Fred Capone, School Committee Chairman Frank Parker and School Committee Memberat-Large Cynthia Sarnie. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) By Christopher Roberson S tate and city officials recently gathered at Wehner Park to remember the eight victims whose lives were lost during the recent shooting spree in Atlanta. On March 16, alleged gunman Robert Long opened fire at Young’s Asian Massage in Acworth, Georgia. He then drove 35 miles south to Atlanta where he opened fire once again at Gold Massage Spa and AroMayor Carlo DeMaria said Everett will always be a welcoming place. City. “The violence must stop,” said DeMaria. “This woman was minding her own business, going about her day and was attacked for no reason.” State Senator Sal DiDomenico said children weren’t born racist but innocent, adding that children look up to adults, who must be good role models. SHOOTINGS | SEE PAGE 5 Bishop Robert Brown said they gathered for a somber purpose against violence and that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. matherapy Spa. Six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent. Police captured Long three hours after the shootings and have charged him with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. “I am disturbed and quite frankly disgusted by the acts that occurred that evening,” said Mayor Carlo DeMaria during the vigil on April 1. “My heart breaks for the victims and their families.” He also called attention to the morning of March 29 when a 65-year-old Filipino woman was brutally attacked in New York
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