Georgia shooting case will go to grand jury as disturbing video surfaces online

News around Arbery’s killing reverberated Tuesday after a graphic video that appeared to depict the shooting went viral on social media. Lee Merritt, the family’s attorney, shared the video Tuesday afternoon and said Arbery’s family was forced to watch for the first time online.

“The series of events captured in this video confirm what all the evidence indicated prior to its release— Ahmaud Arbery was pursued by three white men that targeted him solely because of his race and murdered him without justification. This is murder.” pic.twitter.com/v4TAs0RjO7

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) May 5, 2020

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) tweeted Tuesday night that Victor Reynolds, the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, an independent agency that assists with criminal investigations, forensic laboratory services and criminal justice data, had offered to help the prosecutor’s office.

.⁦@GBI_GA⁩ Director Reynolds has offered resources & manpower to D.A. Durden to ensure a thorough, independent investigation into the death of #AhmaudArbery. Georgians deserve answers. State law enforcement stands ready to ensure justice is served. https://t.co/ktLiPf7LoY

— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) May 6, 2020

Arbery’s death came three days before the anniversary of the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., said Andrea Young, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.

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