Georgia asks US justice dept to probe killing of black jogger
Jasmine Arbery, sister of Ahmaud Arbery (right), and Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud's mother, comfort one another while people gather to honour Ahmaud at Sidney Lanier Park on May 9, 2020 in Brunswick, Georgia. Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in the nearby Satilla Shores neighbourhood on February 23, 2020. PHOTO | SEAN RAYFORD | GETTY IMAGES | AFP
Arbery's death gained national notoriety last week with the release of a 28-second cell phone video that captured the shooting.
In the footage, Arbery is seen running down a residential street and approaching a white pickup truck stopped in the right lane with a man standing in the back.
As Arbery tries to get around the vehicle, he is confronted by a second man holding a shotgun.
The Georgia state attorney general has asked the US Department of Justice to investigate the killing of an unarmed black jogger whose death sparked outrage across the country.
Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on February 23 as he ran on a sunny day in a residential neighbourhood in the town of Brunswick. Two white men were arrested and charged for his shooting just last week.
