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25-year-old #AhmaudArbery was jogging in a quiet suburban neighborhood near his home in Brunswick, #Georgia back in February when he was pursued, shot, and killed by a father-son duo who suspected him…
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25-year-old #AhmaudArbery was jogging in a quiet suburban neighborhood near his home in Brunswick, #Georgia back in February when he was pursued, shot, and killed by a father-son duo who suspected him of committing robberies in the area.
However, months later, a prosecutor said the pursuers were justified in their actions because of Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law, and they will not be facing any charges for the time being.
Ahmaud Arbery was a former football player and enjoyed running to stay fit. His friends and family said it wasn’t unusual to see him running around the town of Brunswick, Georgia.
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 23rd, Ahmaud ran past Gregory McMichael in his son’s front yard.
According to the police report, McMichael—a retired district attorney investigator—called out to his son, homeowner Travis McMichael, to grab their guns. “Travis, the guy is running down the street, let’s go,” the elder McMichael told police he said to his son.
Gregory grabbed a .357 magnum handgun and Travis grabbed his shotgun. The two then got into a truck and proceeded to follow the young man.
Arbery’s shooting death happened three days before the eighth anniversary of the 2012 killing of unarmed black teen #TrayvonMartin, and the cases are eerily similar.
Neither of the McMichaels have been charged or arrested in connection with the killing, and the case has received little attention beyond Brunswick, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, though it has raised serious questions in the community about racial profiling and how the state’s self-defense laws are interpreted. “There are a lot of people absolutely ready to protest,” Jason Vaughn, a Brunswick High School football coach who coached Arbery told The New York Times. “But because of social distancing and being safe, we have to watch what’s going on with the virus.” ——————————————————— #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter #BlackInstagram #BlackLove #BlackFamily #BlackFamilies #BlackKids #BlackCulture #BlackTeens #BlackYouth #BlackMen #BlackFathers #BlackWomen #Racist #BlackMothers #UnarmedBlackMan #CelebrityLifeNews #QueenLatifah #CardiB #RHOA #NickiMinaj #explorepage
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