Two top GOP lawmakers from Georgia have joined a growing chorus of outrage over the fatal February shooting of a 25-year-old black man by two white men, echoing calls for an investigation after a video emerged showing victim Ahmaud Arbery’s final moments
Two top Republican lawmakers from Georgia over the last 24 hours have joined a growing chorus of outrage over the fatal February shooting of a 25-year-old black man by two white men, echoing calls for an investigation of the killing after a chilling video emerged showing victim Ahmaud Arbery’s final moments.
“I anticipate a thorough and rigorous investigation will be conducted, and that it will deliver much-needed clarity and justice in this case,” she said. “My prayers are with the Arbery family for their devastating loss.”primary for Loeffler’s Senate seat come November, weighed in as outrage over the shooting and the lack of prosecution have erupted nationwide in the wake of the video’s release.
The video released this week shows Arbery jogging, before it depicts Arbery in a struggle with one man holding a long gun while another man stands in the bed of a pick-up truck with what appears to be a handgun when three gunshots are heard.
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