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| ATLANTA — An autopsy report released Tuesday showed that Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old unarmed African-American man pursued by two white men and fatally shot in Glynn County, Ga., in February, was shot twice in the chest and had a third wound on a wrist. | ATLANTA — An autopsy report released Tuesday showed that Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old unarmed African-American man pursued by two white men and fatally shot in Glynn County, Ga., in February, was shot twice in the chest and had a third wound on a wrist. |
| The report’s release came amid growing concern that Mr. Arbery’s case was mishandled from the beginning, by both police and prosecutors, and as the state’s attorney general asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to weigh whether the first two district attorneys involved in the case engaged in prosecutorial misconduct “or other crimes.” | The report’s release came amid growing concern that Mr. Arbery’s case was mishandled from the beginning, by both police and prosecutors, and as the state’s attorney general asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to weigh whether the first two district attorneys involved in the case engaged in prosecutorial misconduct “or other crimes.” |
| Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr also has said he would conduct a review of the players involved, and has asked the Department of Justice to do the same. | Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr also has said he would conduct a review of the players involved, and has asked the Department of Justice to do the same. |
| On Monday, Mr. Carr appointed to the case Joyette M. Holmes, the district attorney in Cobb County, a populous Atlanta suburb. She is the fourth prosecutor assigned to lead a case that has bounced among district attorneys and law enforcement agencies. | On Monday, Mr. Carr appointed to the case Joyette M. Holmes, the district attorney in Cobb County, a populous Atlanta suburb. She is the fourth prosecutor assigned to lead a case that has bounced among district attorneys and law enforcement agencies. |
| The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case last week, and within 36 hours, Mr. Arbery’s attackers were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault in connection with his death, which has drawn national outrage and sparked widespread protest after a roughly half-minute video of the episode was released. | The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case last week, and within 36 hours, Mr. Arbery’s attackers were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault in connection with his death, which has drawn national outrage and sparked widespread protest after a roughly half-minute video of the episode was released. |
| In the video, which was taken from inside a vehicle, Mr. Arbery is seen running along a shaded two-lane residential road when he comes upon a white truck. | In the video, which was taken from inside a vehicle, Mr. Arbery is seen running along a shaded two-lane residential road when he comes upon a white truck. |
| [Read more about the third person charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death.] | |
| One of the men charged with his killing, Travis McMichael, 34, can be seen standing beside the open driver’s-side door, armed with a shotgun. His father, Gregory McMichael, watched from the bed of the pickup, a handgun in his right hand. Mr. Arbery runs around the truck and disappears briefly from view. Muffled shouting can be heard before Mr. Arbery emerges, tussling with Travis McMichael outside the truck as three shotgun blasts echo. | One of the men charged with his killing, Travis McMichael, 34, can be seen standing beside the open driver’s-side door, armed with a shotgun. His father, Gregory McMichael, watched from the bed of the pickup, a handgun in his right hand. Mr. Arbery runs around the truck and disappears briefly from view. Muffled shouting can be heard before Mr. Arbery emerges, tussling with Travis McMichael outside the truck as three shotgun blasts echo. |
| In a police report, Gregory McMichael, 64, said that he thought Mr. Arbery was the suspect in a string of break-ins in the neighborhood. Mr. McMichael said he saw Mr. Arbery running through the neighborhood, and, along with his son, began chasing him. | In a police report, Gregory McMichael, 64, said that he thought Mr. Arbery was the suspect in a string of break-ins in the neighborhood. Mr. McMichael said he saw Mr. Arbery running through the neighborhood, and, along with his son, began chasing him. |
| The elder Mr. McMichael’s arrest warrant, also released by the G.B.I. this week, states that he “aided and abetted” his son as he fatally shot Mr. Arbery. | The elder Mr. McMichael’s arrest warrant, also released by the G.B.I. this week, states that he “aided and abetted” his son as he fatally shot Mr. Arbery. |
| According to the autopsy, the manner of death was homicide. It also found that he had no drugs or alcohol in his system. | According to the autopsy, the manner of death was homicide. It also found that he had no drugs or alcohol in his system. |
| An investigation was initially opened by the Glynn County Police Department, which has been plagued in recent years with scandal and a history of what the county manager last year called “a culture of cronyism.” Gregory McMichael was an officer on the Glynn County force for seven years in the 1980s and later worked as an investigator in the district attorney’s office in the city of Brunswick, the county seat. | An investigation was initially opened by the Glynn County Police Department, which has been plagued in recent years with scandal and a history of what the county manager last year called “a culture of cronyism.” Gregory McMichael was an officer on the Glynn County force for seven years in the 1980s and later worked as an investigator in the district attorney’s office in the city of Brunswick, the county seat. |
| Jackie Johnson, the district attorney in Brunswick, initially took the case. She recused herself four days after the shooting because of her connection to Gregory McMichael. The case was then passed to George E. Barnhill, the district attorney in nearby Waycross, Ga., who eventually recused himself in April because his son works in Ms. Johnson’s office. | Jackie Johnson, the district attorney in Brunswick, initially took the case. She recused herself four days after the shooting because of her connection to Gregory McMichael. The case was then passed to George E. Barnhill, the district attorney in nearby Waycross, Ga., who eventually recused himself in April because his son works in Ms. Johnson’s office. |
| In a letter to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Monday, Blair L. McGowan, the state’s deputy attorney general, said that Mr. Carr’s office was concerned that the offices of the two prosecutors may have been “misrepresenting or failing to disclose information during the process of appointing a conflict prosecutor” in the case. | In a letter to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Monday, Blair L. McGowan, the state’s deputy attorney general, said that Mr. Carr’s office was concerned that the offices of the two prosecutors may have been “misrepresenting or failing to disclose information during the process of appointing a conflict prosecutor” in the case. |
| The deputy attorney general cited the Georgia statute for “unprofessional conduct,” a misdemeanor, and said this “or other crimes” may have occurred. | The deputy attorney general cited the Georgia statute for “unprofessional conduct,” a misdemeanor, and said this “or other crimes” may have occurred. |
| The letter also noted that Mr. Barnhill, just after taking on the case, learned that his son, a deputy district attorney in the Brunswick office, had worked with Mr. McMichael in a previous prosecution of Mr. Arbery, but “held onto the case for several more weeks after making the discovery.” | The letter also noted that Mr. Barnhill, just after taking on the case, learned that his son, a deputy district attorney in the Brunswick office, had worked with Mr. McMichael in a previous prosecution of Mr. Arbery, but “held onto the case for several more weeks after making the discovery.” |
| During that time, Mr. Barnhill was also advising local police that there was insufficient probable cause to arrest anyone in the case. | During that time, Mr. Barnhill was also advising local police that there was insufficient probable cause to arrest anyone in the case. |
| In addition, the letter states, Mr. Barnhill had begun advising police on the case on Feb. 24, the day after the shooting, even though he was not appointed to take over the case until Feb. 27, a fact “unknown and undisclosed to the attorney general,” the letter said. | In addition, the letter states, Mr. Barnhill had begun advising police on the case on Feb. 24, the day after the shooting, even though he was not appointed to take over the case until Feb. 27, a fact “unknown and undisclosed to the attorney general,” the letter said. |
| Mr. Barnhill could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Ms. Johnson said in a statement that “any investigation will ultimately show that our office acted appropriately.” | Mr. Barnhill could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Ms. Johnson said in a statement that “any investigation will ultimately show that our office acted appropriately.” |
| In a news conference on Tuesday in Brunswick, activists and lawmakers renewed their criticisms of the two prosecutors, asking that they be removed from office and possibly even be charged with obstruction of justice. | In a news conference on Tuesday in Brunswick, activists and lawmakers renewed their criticisms of the two prosecutors, asking that they be removed from office and possibly even be charged with obstruction of justice. |
| They also noted a range of policy initiatives, including a proposal to rename pending hate crime legislation after Mr. Arbery, as well as removing the state’s citizen’s arrest law and reviewing open carry laws. | They also noted a range of policy initiatives, including a proposal to rename pending hate crime legislation after Mr. Arbery, as well as removing the state’s citizen’s arrest law and reviewing open carry laws. |
| “That day is just a day in a long history of atrocities,” State Representative James Beverly said of Mr. Arbery’s death, adding that it fit into a longstanding pattern of violence directed at African-Americans. | “That day is just a day in a long history of atrocities,” State Representative James Beverly said of Mr. Arbery’s death, adding that it fit into a longstanding pattern of violence directed at African-Americans. |
| “Let us be clear,” he continued, “enough is enough, and today marks a new beginning.” | “Let us be clear,” he continued, “enough is enough, and today marks a new beginning.” |