Press is already pushing the hate crime narrative. It could very well be anti-Asian motivated, but could also be that these places are easy targets and have loads of cash. Need to wait for more information.
The irony about this act of evil and the media narrative to go along side it, is that Asians terrorize each other all the time over cash and use mob intimidation tactics.
It’s like the fairy tale that Native Americans had peace and harmony with each other in the Americas before Whitey came over and started the killing and slaughter.
Same thing goes for Asians and their nasty disgusting business practices and human trafficking rings.
Or they turned him down for the extra special massage so he retaliated. Or a dozen other reasons in demented mind.