Ahmaud Arbery

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White Defendant Allegedly Used Racial Slur After Killing Ahmaud Arbery

6:17pm June 04, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

William Bryan told investigators that Travis McMichael uttered "f****** n*****" after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery on Feb. 23, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent said in court on Thursday.

People react during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga.

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'Running For Your Life': A Community Poem For Ahmaud Arbery

5:16am May 27, 2020

by Rachel Martin

For this latest community poem, NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander sifted through more than 1,000 submissions reacting to the killing of Ahmaud Abrery and created a poem that speaks with one voice.

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This booking photo provided by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office shows William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., who faces charges of felony murder and attempted false imprisonment. Bryan is the third person charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Georgia Investigators 'Confident' In Arrests Made In Ahmaud Arbery Case

3:53pm May 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

William "Roddie" Bryan has said he was a witness. "I can tell you that if we believed he was a witness we wouldn't have arrested him," the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says.

Theo Ponchaveli paints a mural of the likeness of Ahmaud Arbery in Dallas earlier this month. Arbery's killing in February in Georgia ignited anger and protests.

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Georgia Authorities Arrest 3rd Man In Ahmaud Arbery Killing

8:27pm May 21, 2020

by Emily Jones

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a third person in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Authorities arrested William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., the man who filmed the altercation.

Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, whom they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood.

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Lawyer For Arbery Shooting Suspect: 'This Is Not Some Sort Of Hate Crime'

6:00pm May 15, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Lawyers for Gregory McMichael, one of the two men charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, said the facts of the case "can not be shoehorned into a narrative that's being told so far."

People return to their vehicles after gathering to honor the life of Ahmaud Arbery at Sidney Lanier Park on May 9 in Brunswick, Ga. Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in the nearby Satilla Shores neighborhood on Feb. 23.

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Troubled Past Emerges Of Georgia Police Department That Led Arbery Shooting Case

10:42pm May 13, 2020

by Emily Green (WABE)

The Glynn County Police Department was the initial investigative agency in Ahmaud Arbery's killing. The department had a tangled history of corruption and scandals long before the Arbery case.

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Poetry Callout: Write A Poem For Ahmaud Arbery

5:55am May 13, 2020

by Casey Noenickx

Morning Edition is asking for poems reacting to the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man shot and killed while jogging in Glynn County, Ga. Create one based on how you feel in this moment.

Kimberly Cummings speaks to demonstrators at the Glynn County Courthouse on May 8 in Brunswick, Ga., during a protest over the fatal shooting of her nephew, Ahmaud Arbery.

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Georgia Attorney General Seeks New Probe Into Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case

1:40pm May 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Chris Carr has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate two district attorneys who previously oversaw the case. "Unfortunately, many questions and concerns have arisen," Carr said.

Cobb County, Ga., District Attorney Joyette Holmes will lead the prosecution of two men in the Ahmaud Arbery case.

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Georgia Attorney General Names New Prosecutor In Ahmaud Arbery Case

7:48pm May 11, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Joyette Holmes is the first African American woman to serve as Cobb County, Ga., district attorney. She will be the fourth prosecutor to lead the Ahmaud Arbery case since he was killed in February.

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More Arrests Possible In The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia Investigators Say

4:50pm May 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Two men, Gregory and Travis McMichael, have been charged with murder in connection with the killing of an unarmed black man in February. State officials say the investigation remains open.