Did the Atlanta spa shootings happen hours after a Donald Trump interview on Fox News?
Although they took place on the same day, March 16, 2021, the Atlanta-area spa shootings that killed six women of Asian descent occurred before former President Trump's interview on Fox News, in which he referred to COVID-19 as "the China virus."
The first shooting, which took place in Cherokee County, north of Atlanta, was reported shortly before 5 p.m. ET on March 16, 2021. Officers in Atlanta responded to the second shooting, at 5:47 p.m. ET. While at that location, they were advised of shots fired across the street.
Trump's interview on Fox News took place the same day as the shootings but not, as a social media post claimed, before them. The former president spoke during a live segment that started at 7 p.m. ET on March 16, 2021. It was not clear whether Trump knew about the shootings at the time of the interview