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ATLANTA, June 25 — Three white men arrested last month in the slaying of a Black man who was gunned down as he jogged through a suburban neighbourhood in Georgia four months ago were indicted yesterday on murder and other charges. Video footage showing the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, in the...

A woman jogs past a plywood wall with the names of Black shooting victims, including Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot while jogging, in Atlanta, Georgia June 20, 2020. — Reuters pic

Video footage showing the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, in the coastal Georgia town of Brunswick emerged on social media and went viral in May, some 10 weeks after his death, stoking public outrage at the lack of arrests at that time. Yesterday, a grand jury returned a nine-count indictment against all three men, charging each with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment, the indictment shows. The three remain jailed without bond.

Bryan's attorney Kevin Gough, issued a statement yesterday insisting his client was merely “witness to the tragic shooting death” and had fully cooperated with investigators from the start.

 

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