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<\/span><\/figure>\nMr Arbery’s mother told CBS on Wednesday that the video was too painful for her to watch immediately, but that she hoped the video “proves that my son was not committing a crime. He was out for his daily jog and he was hunted down like an animal and killed.”<\/p>\n
What has the family said?<\/h2>\n
“I just want justice for my son,” Mr Arbery’s father, Marcus, told CNN on Friday. He said the arrest was a “relief” for the family, and described his son’s killing as a “lynching”.<\/p>\n
“He was a very good young man,” Mr Arbery said of his son. “His heart was just bigger than life.”<\/p>\n
Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the family, asked for the same justice for Mr Arbery as if the situations were reversed and Mr Arbery and his father had attacked an unarmed white man.<\/p>\n
“We know beyond a shadow of a doubt they would’ve been arrested on day one,” Mr Crump said, adding that he does not trust the local police department.<\/p>\n
He called for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate the officers who did not arrest the McMichaels.<\/p>\n
“Either they were incompetent or it was intentional.”<\/p>\n
What’s the status of the investigation?<\/h2>\n
GBI Director Vic Reynolds told reporters at a news conference on Friday that the McMichaels had been taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He said the investigation is ongoing. The individual who filmed the video – another local man – is also under investigation.<\/p>\n When asked about the previous police investigation into the case, Mr Reynolds said he could not comment, but that it had “gotten to a good point”.<\/p>\n Mr Reynolds also noted that his agents were able to secure warrants for murder within 36 hours.<\/p>\n “I think that speaks volumes for itself in that the probable cause was clear to our agents very quickly.”<\/p>\n He said in a “perfect world” his agency would have been involved back in February, but by the end of the case, “every stone will be turned over, I promise you”.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Atlantic Circuit District Attorney Tom Durden ruled a grand jury should consider the case and accepted Governor Brian Kemp’s offer to have the GBI investigate.<\/p>\n \u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span>@GovKemp<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n .\u2066@<\/span>GBI_GA<\/span><\/a>\u2069 Director Reynolds has offered resources & manpower to D.A. Durden to ensure a thorough, independent investigation into the death of #<\/span>AhmaudArbery<\/span><\/a>. Georgians deserve answers. State law enforcement stands ready to ensure justice is served. https:\/\/www.<\/span>ajc.com\/news\/local\/bring-charges-against-brunswick-shooter\/fz7taEww0Nqfedg8JgXm2K\/\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n In a span of 12 hours, a video showing the final moments of a young Brunswick man\u2019s life upend…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mr Durden is the third prosecutor involved, as two local district attorneys eventually recused themselves due to professional connections to Gregory McMichael, who is a former police detective.<\/p>\n Two county commissioners have\u00a0told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a>\u00a0that in February, District Attorney Jackie Johnson did not allow police to arrest the McMichaels immediately after the shooting.<\/p>\n “The police at the scene went to her, saying they were ready to arrest both of them,” Commissioner Allen Booker said. He claimed Ms Johnson “shut them down to protect her friend [Gregory] McMichael”.<\/p>\n Her office has not commented to local media, and did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC.<\/p>\n The second attorney had told police he believed the father and son had used citizen’s arrest rights in confronting Mr Arbery.<\/p>\n The shooting has led to a wave of outrage from national figures, including presidential candidate Joe Biden and basketball star LeBron James.<\/p>\n Mr Biden said Mr Arbery had been “shot down in cold blood” and “essentially lynched before our very eyes”.<\/p>\n Mr James tweeted: “We’re literally hunted EVERYDAY\/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes!”<\/p>\n Mr Arbery was out for a jog in the city of Brunswick early in the afternoon on 23 February – something his father said he did often.<\/p>\n Gregory McMichael told police he believed Mr Arbery resembled the suspect in a series of local break-ins.<\/p>\n Mr McMichael and his son armed themselves with a pistol and a shotgun and pursued Mr Arbery in a pickup truck in the Satilla Shores neighbourhood.<\/p>\n The elder Mr McMichael told police he asked Mr Arbery to stop and talk, and claims the 25-year-old attacked his son.<\/p>\n The 36-second clip appears to show the younger Mr McMichael firing a shotgun at point blank range at Mr Arbery and the victim falling to the street.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Travis](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1550E\/production\/_112201378_mcmichaels.jpg\")
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GBI to launch state investigation into Brunswick area shooting<\/h2>\n
How did Arbery die?<\/h2>\n