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Ahmaud Arbery case will go to grand jury - CNN

Video posted online as DA says case of Georgia man who was chased and killed will go to grand jury
By Angela Barajas, Amir Vera and Steve Almasy, CNN

Updated 9:04 AM ET, Wed May 6, 2020

Brunswick, Georgia (CNN)The fatal shooting of a black man -- apparently recorded on video in February and posted online Tuesday by a local radio station host -- will go to a grand jury in coastal Georgia, according to a district attorney.

Elements of the disturbing video are consistent with a description of the shooting given to police by one of those involved in the incident.
Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was jogging in a neighborhood outside Brunswick on February 23 when a former police officer and his son chased him down, authorities said. According to a Glynn County Police report, Gregory McMichael later told officers that he thought Arbery looked like a person suspected in a series of recent break-ins in the area.
After they chased down Arbery, McMichael told police, Arbery and McMichael's son Travis struggled over his son's shotgun. McMichael said two shots were fired before Arbery fell to the street, the report said.
In a letter to police, George Barnhill , one of the district attorneys who has recused himself from the case and who saw the autopsy report, wrote that Arbery sustained three wounds during the struggle for the gun.
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Dispatcher: 'What was he doing wrong?'
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Dispatcher: 'What was he doing wrong?'
Moments before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead on a public street on a Sunday afternoon in February, 911 dispatchers received the first of two calls about his presence in the Satilla Shores neighborhood.

Fifty seconds into that call, the dispatcher interrupted the man with a pressing question.

“I just need to know what he was doing wrong,” the dispatcher said to the caller at 1:08 p.m.


Shortly afterward, retired Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney investigator Gregory McMichael and his adult son, Travis McMichael, armed themselves and pursued Arbery down Satilla Drive in a pickup truck, according to a Glynn County police report. A block away at Satilla Drive and Buford Road, Travis McMichael stepped out of the truck with a shotgun and confronted Arbery, 25, the report said. Travis McMichael fired the gun twice during the ensuing struggle; Arbery died on the spot.

Two months later, there is no resolution to the case, which now sits with Hinesville District Attorney Tom Durden. The case originally was assigned by the state Attorney General to Ware County DA George E. Barnhill. Brunswick DA Jackie Johnson had cited a conflict of interest, noting McMichael’s more than 20 years as an investigator with her office. McMichael served seven years prior to that as a Glynn County police officer.

Ware County DA Barnhill stepped away from the case early this month at the request of Arbery’s family. Barnhill said the family cited a conflict because his son, George F. Barnhill, is an attorney with the Brunswick DA.

The state attorney turned the case over to Durden on April 13. “Jackie (Johnson’s) office delivered the files to me and things are moving along,” Durden told The News the next day.

Durden could not be reached Tuesday for a question on the progress of his investigation.

As for the emergency call on the afternoon of Feb. 23, the Glynn-Brunswick 911 dispatcher never got a clear answer to her question. The man said Arbery was walking inside an open home that apparently had been under construction for some time, according to transcripts. Also, Arbery ran.

The 911 center received a second call from the Satilla Shores neighborhood moments later, at 1:14 p.m.

“I’m out here at Satilla Shores,” the caller said. “There’s a black male running down the street.”

Arbery was black. The McMichaels are white.

Arbery was an enthusiastic runner, according to friends and family. The former all-star linebacker at Brunswick High was often seen jogging in the community, according posts on the Facebook page, “I Run With Maud #JusticeForAhmaud).”
 
GBI announces official investigation into Arbery shooting
GBI announces official investigation into Arbery shooting
  • The Brunswick News
  • May 6, 2020
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now officially investigating the Feb. 23 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery following a daytime confrontation with an armed father and son on a neighborhood street in southern Glynn County.

In brief tweet released late Tuesday night, the GBI said it is investigating the fatal shooting at the request of Liberty County District Attorney Tom Durden.

 
Family of black jogger, 25, shot and killed by two white men demand justice | Daily Mail Online
He was lynched! Parents of unarmed black jogger, 25, shot and killed by two white men question why the 'vigilantes' haven't been arrested as LeBron James and Joe Biden lead calls demanding justice
  • Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot dead in Brunswick, Georgia on February 23
  • Arbery was jogging when he was chased by two white men, Gregory and Travis McMichael, who believed he was a burglary suspect
  • Cellphone video circulated across social media Tuesday, showing Arbery trying to get around the pair before three shots are heard
  • Neither of the McMichaels have been arrested; Prosecutor Tom Durden wants a grand jury to determine whether charges should be brought against them
  • Arbery's family lawyer, Lee Merritt, has described the death as a 'lynching'
By Andrew Court and Adam S. Levy and Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:30 EDT, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 14:36 EDT, 7 May 2020



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Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, just after 1pm on February 23

The family of an unarmed black man who was shot dead by two white men in Georgia have described his death as a 'lynching'.

Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed February 23 after he became embroiled in an altercation with Gregory and Trevor McMichael while out jogging in the city of Brunswick.

The McMichaels - who are father and son - allegedly followed Abery in their pick-up truck, believing that he was a suspect in two recent burglaries that occurred in the area.

Shocking video footage released Tuesday shows the men shooting at Arbery as it appears he tries to flee from them. Neither of the McMichaels have been arrested or charged over the incident.
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Family of black jogger, 25, shot and killed by two white men demand justice | Daily Mail Online
He was lynched! Parents of unarmed black jogger, 25, shot and killed by two white men question why the 'vigilantes' haven't been arrested as LeBron James and Joe Biden lead calls demanding justice
  • Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot dead in Brunswick, Georgia on February 23
  • Arbery was jogging when he was chased by two white men, Gregory and Travis McMichael, who believed he was a burglary suspect
  • Cellphone video circulated across social media Tuesday, showing Arbery trying to get around the pair before three shots are heard
  • Neither of the McMichaels have been arrested; Prosecutor Tom Durden wants a grand jury to determine whether charges should be brought against them
  • Arbery's family lawyer, Lee Merritt, has described the death as a 'lynching'
By Andrew Court and Adam S. Levy and Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:30 EDT, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 14:36 EDT, 7 May 2020

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Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, just after 1pm on February 23

The family of an unarmed black man who was shot dead by two white men in Georgia have described his death as a 'lynching'.

Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed February 23 after he became embroiled in an altercation with Gregory and Trevor McMichael while out jogging in the city of Brunswick.

The McMichaels - who are father and son - allegedly followed Abery in their pick-up truck, believing that he was a suspect in two recent burglaries that occurred in the area.

Shocking video footage released Tuesday shows the men shooting at Arbery as it appears he tries to flee from them. Neither of the McMichaels have been arrested or charged over the incident.
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"This family are not strangers to the local criminal justice system,” Barnhill wrote in his letter to Carr. “From best we can tell, Ahmauds older brother has gone to prison in the past and is currently in the Glynn jail, without bond, awaiting new felony prosecution. It also appears a cousin has been prosecuted by DA Johnson's office.”

EXCLUSIVE: Father of Brunswick shooter previously investigated victim
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Police report sheds more light on Satilla Shores shooting
When retired district attorney investigator Greg McMichael saw a man he suspected of burglary sprinting down Satilla Drive on the afternoon of Feb. 23, he alerted his adult son and both men grabbed their guns, according to a Glynn County police report.

An adrenaline-infused pursuit ensued, which ended a block away when Travis McMichael’s shotgun fired twice as he and the man struggled for possession of it, Greg McMichael told police. Ahmaud Marquez Arbery, 25, died on the spot, “bleeding out” in a matter of minutes, the police report said.
Police report sheds more light on Satilla Shores shooting
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Video of Ahmaud Arbery's death was released by the lawyer for the men who killed him, attorney claims
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Video of Ahmaud Arbery's death was released by the lawyer for the men who killed him, attorney claims
Brunswick attorney Alan Tucker says he released the video because he thought it would defuse tensions surrounding the shooting

Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News)
Published: 11:14 AM EDT May 7, 2020
Updated: 9:52 AM EDT May 8, 2020
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A violent viral video showing the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was released by an attorney on behalf of the men who chased and killed him, the attorney claims.

Alan Tucker, a Brunswick criminal defense attorney, told First Coast News he released the video that shows Arbery being shot and killed on a suburban South Georgia street on Feb. 23.

The video has sparked national outcry and demands for the arrest of the two men involved in the shooting. It was initially released anonymously to a Brunswick radio station before spreading across social media.
 
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Director Reynolds: We are investigating everybody involved including William Bryan, the third man who filmed the video of the shooting, tried to block Ahmaud Arbery with his own vehicle, and who has not been charged.
 

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