Police said 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt. Michels is still trying to digest what happened to his twin brother, Paul Michels, 54. Michels said Paul Michels worked with security systems and was at the Cherokee County location finishing up a project when the gunman walked in. “He was servicing their security systems. Michels said the last few days have been tough, but that he’s holding onto the memories of his twin brother.

“From what I understand, he was at the spa that day doing some work for them,” said Michels’ younger brother, John Michels of Commerce, Michigan. You get to a point where you get tired of climbing up and down ladders,” John Michels said. Though they were born 2 1/2 years apart, “he was basically my twin,” John Michels said. “He was a good, hard-working man who would do what he could do to help people,” John Michels said. “I just don’t understand why he took my daughter.”___This story has been edited to correct the name of Youngs Asian Massage.

Paul Michels was among eight people killed March 16, 2021, in shootings at three Georgia massage parlors in the Atlanta area. (John Michels via AP)One was new mother taking a rare break from caring for her baby girl. They were among eight people killed Tuesday in shootings at three metro Atlanta massage businesses. “From what I understand, he was at the spa that day doing some work for them,” said Michels’ younger brother, John Michels of Commerce, Michigan. “He was a good, hard-working man who would do what he could do to help people,” John Michels said.