Ahmaud Arbery Case explained as Three men accused of killing Him and sentenced to life imprisonment
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Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery a 25-year-old black man was shot by white residents of the South Georgia neighbourhood. What happened was told as something scary and chilling.
What is the main outline of the case?
Three white Georgian men shot 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery while suspecting him of many break-ins in the neighbourhood. The men attacked him while he was completely unarmed.
What Exactly Happened After That Day?
The three men -Travis McMichael, 35, and his father, Gregory McMichael, 65, their neighbour William Bryan, 52. Ahmaud Arbery was a jogger and that too was jogging near the neighbourhood of Satilla Shores. Then Gregory thought that he looked that the person who was suspected of breaking into houses. He called his son who got a firearm and began chasing him in a pickup truck while unsuccessfully cutting him off. Their neighbour William also joined the pursuit. William was the one who recorded the incident.
There was a 911 call placed moments before the incident telling that they suspect the criminal who break-ins in their houses have been found. They claim that the unidentified began to attack Travis as soon as they stopped to talk to him and then they fired two shots at him. However, reports claim that Ahmaud Arbery was not armed. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Security cameras show that Aubery only entered the neighbourhood 5 times in 5 months before the incident. William said that they tried to corner him five times and that he joined the chase independently, however, these claims don’t have enough proof.
The defendants say that they only shot him as an act of self-defence when he tried to grab the gun. However, the video shows them firing the shot two times while a bloodied Ahmaud Arbery can be seen tumbling. The report says that he was shot twice in the chest and one on his wrist.
What Happened To The Ones Charged?
Gregory and Travis McMichael were arrested on charges of “murder and aggravated assault.” On May 21, 2020, William Bryan was arrested on charges of “felony murder and criminal attempt to commit a felony.
Following several months of trial, Travis and Gregory were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, while William was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years.
Just like the case of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor this too is a case of a black person being assaulted when they are unarmed and haven’t done anything wrong. While Floyd was killed by a police officer, Breonna’s case was deemed as a hate crime.
