'Our whole world just changed.'
The Cherokee County district attorney, citing the racial diversity of the victims there — two of whom were white and one Hispanic — among other things, did not find evidence of racial animus. But the Fulton County district attorney is pursuing a sentencing enhancement under theWebb — who was still very close to Tan, his ex-wife — said the shootings opened his eyes toNoting that Long bought his gun
, Webb speculated that if there had been a waiting period, “there’s at least a reasonable likelihood would still be alive.”. Background checks, mandatory safety classes and waiting periods make sense to him and, since the shootings, he's spoken out about that publicly.Toole, Yaun's half sister, said she was terrified to leave her house after the shootings and is considering getting a gun.
Toole said she felt angry watching him in court because she didn't see any remorse. But she agreed with the district attorney's decision not to seek the death penalty.“Just because he took other people's lives that day, to me it didn't give us the right to take his,” she said. Webb said he and his daughter, Jami — Tan's daughter whom he adopted after they married — favored the death penalty for Long. But after the district attorney explained the lengthy process for a death penalty case, they quickly came around to the idea of locking him up for life and putting it behind them.Long still faces charges including murder in the Atlanta killings and has
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