Arbery’s Killers Found Guilty of Murder in Racially Charged Case

Nov. 24, 2021, 9:47 PM UTC

All three White men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery last year were convicted of murder by a jury in Georgia.

Arbery’s father let out a whoop as the first guilty verdict was read out by the judge, who stopped and asked for quiet. The jury’s finding follows a two-week trial over the February 2020 shooting, which was captured on video.

WATCH: Georgia Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley announces the verdict.
Source: Bloomberg

Prosecutors said 25-year-old Arbery was murdered “because he was a Black man running down the street,” echoing a 911 call one of the defendants made. Arbery’s name became a rallying cry in the Black Lives Matter protests ...

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