NBC News: Three men found guilty in death of Ahmaud Arbery
Three white men were found guilty Wednesday of felony murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was running in their neighborhood when the defendants confronted him in February 2020.
The nearly all-white jury convicted Travis McMichael of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony.
Gregory McMichael and William Bryan were acquitted of the top charge. All now face up to life in prison.
NBC News reports:
The McMichaels and Bryan chased Arbery in pickup trucks after they spotted him in their neighborhood outside Brunswick, Georgia on Feb. 23, 2020. Travis McMichael shot Arbery, 25, who was Black, with a shotgun at close range. Bryan filmed the fatal encounter on his cellphone.
The three men, who are white, were arrested months later after the leaked video brought the world’s attention to the case.
BREAKING: Travis McMichael found guilty on all counts, including murder, in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. https://t.co/nOHFMUBw1F pic.twitter.com/f0YUbNv4pf
— ABC News (@ABC) November 24, 2021
