POLICE IN THE US STATE OF GEORGIA HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR OF THE EIGHT PEOPLE WHO WERE KILED IN MASS SHOOTINGS.

Police in the US State of Georgia have identified four of the eight people who were killed in mass shootings at three Massage Parlours in the Atlanta Area.

Officials say it is still too early to know whether the attack in which six Asian Women were killed was racially motivated.

Cherokee County, Sheriff Frank Reynolds said the suspect may have been a patron and claimed to have a sex addiction.

The attack comes amid a sharp uptick in crimes against Asian-Americans.

Four of the victims have been identified as Ashley Yaun, thirty-three, Paul Andre Michels, fifty-four, Xiaojie Yan, forty-nine and Daoyou Feng forty-four while Ekiask was identified as having been injured.