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| Ahmaud Arbery: Trump laments ‘heart-breaking’ killing | |
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| President Donald Trump has called the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man in the US state of Georgia, a "very disturbing situation". | President Donald Trump has called the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man in the US state of Georgia, a "very disturbing situation". |
| Mr Arbery was jogging in February when Gregory McMichael and his son Travis, who are white, confronted him. They now face murder and assault charges. | Mr Arbery was jogging in February when Gregory McMichael and his son Travis, who are white, confronted him. They now face murder and assault charges. |
| "My heart goes out to the parents and the family and friends," Mr Trump told Fox News on Friday. | "My heart goes out to the parents and the family and friends," Mr Trump told Fox News on Friday. |
| Demonstrations have been planned today in Georgia, Florida and online. | Demonstrations have been planned today in Georgia, Florida and online. |
| The case drew national attention after a video of the shooting emerged on Tuesday. | The case drew national attention after a video of the shooting emerged on Tuesday. |
| Police had not charged the McMichaels for more than two months, but the pair was detained on Thursday by the state bureau of investigation. | Police had not charged the McMichaels for more than two months, but the pair was detained on Thursday by the state bureau of investigation. |
| Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, are in the custody of the Glynn County Sheriff's Department, officials said on Friday. | Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, are in the custody of the Glynn County Sheriff's Department, officials said on Friday. |
| Both were charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. | Both were charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. |
| State investigators earlier said the father and son had followed Mr Arbery and confronted him with two firearms, and the younger McMichael shot and killed him. | State investigators earlier said the father and son had followed Mr Arbery and confronted him with two firearms, and the younger McMichael shot and killed him. |
| Mr Arbery would have turned 26 today. Rallies are taking place outside of courthouses in Glynn County and in neighbouring Jacksonville, Florida. | Mr Arbery would have turned 26 today. Rallies are taking place outside of courthouses in Glynn County and in neighbouring Jacksonville, Florida. |
| Online, supporters of Mr Arbery are using the hashtag #IRunWithMaud, sharing photos and running 2.23 miles (3.6km) in remembrance of the day he died, 23 February. | Online, supporters of Mr Arbery are using the hashtag #IRunWithMaud, sharing photos and running 2.23 miles (3.6km) in remembrance of the day he died, 23 February. |
| What did Trump say? | What did Trump say? |
| Speaking on the Fox & Friends programme on Friday morning, the president said he had seen the footage, which he described as "troubling" to anyone who watched it. | Speaking on the Fox & Friends programme on Friday morning, the president said he had seen the footage, which he described as "troubling" to anyone who watched it. |
| Mr Trump said the state's governor and law enforcement would be looking at the case "very strongly". | Mr Trump said the state's governor and law enforcement would be looking at the case "very strongly". |
| When asked about the racial issues at play in the case, the president said "justice getting done is the thing that solves that problem". | When asked about the racial issues at play in the case, the president said "justice getting done is the thing that solves that problem". |
| "But it's a heart-breaking thing." | "But it's a heart-breaking thing." |
| Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and a White House adviser, has also weighed in, asking in a tweet "why it seemingly took months, the release of a video and corresponding public outrage to catalyse action". | |
| At a briefing later, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked whether the US Department of Justice would get involved in the case. Ms McEnany did not rule out the possibility. | |
| The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC. | |
| What has the family said? | What has the family said? |
| "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". | "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". |
| "He was a very good young man," Mr Arbery said of his son. "His heart was just bigger than life." | "He was a very good young man," Mr Arbery said of his son. "His heart was just bigger than life." |
| 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. | 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. |
| "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. | "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. |
| He called for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate the officers who did not arrest the McMichaels. | He called for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate the officers who did not arrest the McMichaels. |
| "Either they were incompetent or it was intentional." | "Either they were incompetent or it was intentional." |
| What's the status of the investigation? | What's the status of the investigation? |
| GBI Director Vic Reynolds told reporters at a news conference on Friday that the McMichaels had been taken into custody without incident. | GBI Director Vic Reynolds told reporters at a news conference on Friday that the McMichaels had been taken into custody without incident. |
| He said the investigation is ongoing. The individual who filmed the video - another local man - is also under investigation. | He said the investigation is ongoing. The individual who filmed the video - another local man - is also under investigation. |
| 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". | 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". |
| Mr Reynolds also noted that his agents were able to secure warrants for murder within 36 hours. | Mr Reynolds also noted that his agents were able to secure warrants for murder within 36 hours. |
| "I think that speaks volumes for itself in that the probable cause was clear to our agents very quickly." | "I think that speaks volumes for itself in that the probable cause was clear to our agents very quickly." |
| 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". | 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". |
| 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. | 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. |
| Mr Durden is the third prosecutor involved, as two local district attorneys recused themselves due to professional connections to Gregory McMichael, who is a former police detective. | Mr Durden is the third prosecutor involved, as two local district attorneys recused themselves due to professional connections to Gregory McMichael, who is a former police detective. |
| One of those attorneys had told police he believed the father and son had used citizen's arrest rights in confronting Mr Arbery. | One of those attorneys had told police he believed the father and son had used citizen's arrest rights in confronting Mr Arbery. |
| The shooting has led to a wave of outrage from national figures, including presidential candidate Joe Biden and basketball star LeBron James. | The shooting has led to a wave of outrage from national figures, including presidential candidate Joe Biden and basketball star LeBron James. |
| Mr Biden said Mr Arbery had been "shot down in cold blood" and "essentially lynched before our very eyes". | Mr Biden said Mr Arbery had been "shot down in cold blood" and "essentially lynched before our very eyes". |
| Mr James tweeted: "We're literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes!" | Mr James tweeted: "We're literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes!" |
| How did Arbery die? | How did Arbery die? |
| 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. | 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. |
| Gregory McMichael told police he believed Mr Arbery resembled the suspect in a series of local break-ins. | Gregory McMichael told police he believed Mr Arbery resembled the suspect in a series of local break-ins. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The elder Mr McMichael told police he asked Mr Arbery to stop and talk, and claims the 25-year-old attacked his son. | The elder Mr McMichael told police he asked Mr Arbery to stop and talk, and claims the 25-year-old attacked his son. |
| 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. | 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. |