Authorities said eight people were killed in shootings at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area on Tuesday.

According to authorities, four people were killed and one was injured at a massage parlor in Cherokee County.

Four people were killed in shootings across the street from each other at two Atlanta massage spas shortly after. All four victims, according to Police Chief Rodney Bryant, were women.

What happened in the parlors of Atalanta?

Just before 6 p.m. local time, Atlanta police responded to a report of a robbery at a spa (2200 GMT). Officers arrived to find three women fatally injured from apparent gunshot wounds, according to police.

While they were there, they got a call documenting shots fired at another spa across the street, where they discovered a woman dead inside. She claimed to have died as well after being wounded.

In Acworth, there was a second shooting.
Five people were shot at Young's Asian Massage Parlor in Acworth, around 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of the state capital, at about 5 p.m., according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

Two of the victims died at the scene, while the other three were taken to a hospital, where two of them died as well, according to Sheriff spokesman Captain Jay Baker.

It was unclear if the Atlanta salon shootings were related to the one in Cherokee County.

Man detained

A 21-year-old man was arrested later Tuesday in connection with the deadly shootings.

A few hours after the onslaughts, he was apprehended in southwest Georgia.

The suspect was arrested in Crisp County, about 150 miles south of Atlanta, on Tuesday night, according to Cherokee County officials.