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Mexican Husband of Atlanta Shooting Victim Was Handcuffed by Police for Hours After Attack

HeadlineMar 23, 2021

In Atlanta, the husband of a woman who died in last week’s mass shootings has revealed he was handcuffed and held by police for four hours after surviving the attack. Mario González said, “I don’t know whether it’s because of the law or because I’m Mexican. The simple truth is that they treated me badly.” He didn’t learn his wife Delaina Ashley Yaun had died for hours. González and his wife had gone to the spa together for massages and were in separate rooms when the gunman opened fire. They had married over the summer and had a baby girl. A total of eight people died in the attacks on three Asian-owned spas last Tuesday. Seven of the victims were women, including six of Asian descent.

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