ahmaud arbery

4 Minnesota police officers fired after death of George Floyd, black man seen pinned down in video
- "Being black in America should not be a death sentence," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference Tuesday morning. "For five minutes, we watched a white officer press his knee into a black man’s neck. Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you’re supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will probe the death of a black man who died shortly after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after disturbing video emerged on social media showing a police officer with his knee on the man's neck as the man repeatedly yells out, "I can't breathe."
6 Atlanta officers charged after students pulled from car
- As the glass shatters, an officer uses a Taser on Young and officers pull him from the car as officers shout, “Get your hand out of your pockets,” and, “He got a gun. He got a gun. He got a gun.” Once he’s out of the car and on the ground, officers zip tie Young’s hands behind his back and lead him away.
Six Atlanta police officers were charged Tuesday after dramatic video showed authorities pulling two young people from a car and shooting them with stun guns while they were stuck in traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s death.
Ahmaud Arbery died from multiple gunshot wounds, autopsy finds
- Report also found no traces of drugs or alcohol in his body. "This 25-year-old black male, Ahmaud Arbery, died of multiple shotgun wounds sustained during a struggle for the shotgun," the coroner said.
An autopsy report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation obtained by ABC News determined that Ahmaud Arbery died of multiple shotgun wounds.
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
- Contending the McMichaels still believed they didn’t do anything wrong, Dunikoski disclosed Friday that Greg McMichael gave Bryan’s cellphone video of the shooting to an attorney, who leaked it.
Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
California mayor resigns over email about police killings
- The mayor of a Southern California city has resigned over an email that stated he didn’t “believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer” locally
The mayor of a Southern California city resigned following an email in which he stated he didn’t “believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer" locally.
Democrats pledge transformative change with police reform bill
- Floyd's death in Minneapolis, where a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, was the latest in a string of deaths of black men and women at the hands of police that have sparked fresh calls for reforms.
U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice through transformative change, two weeks after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody led to nationwide protests.
Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
- A grand jury indicted Johnson, 49, last week on a felony charge of violating her oath of office and a misdemeanor count of obstructing police. Johnson was ...
The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday and released.
Father and son charged with murder of unarmed black man Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
- Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, were arrested on Thursday and will be booked into the Glynn County Jail.
Two men have been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault for the February shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Fixing the divide in the home of the brave
- But there is hope, sure, there is hope, that in pushing for justice and fair treatment of blacks across this nation, there is massive involvement of whites in this protest. Indeed, an African proverb says, “If you see your brother’s house on fire, fetch water and keep it closer to yours, because, your home could be the next target”.
Written By Nafis Quaye - Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. That Power alone, gives us enough reason to abhor division while embracing unity in this land of the free and home of the brave (America).
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin arrested in George Floyd case
- Derek Chauvin, the since-fired Minneapolis police officer shown on video putting his knee on the neck of George Floyd prior to his death, has been arrested.
The former Minneapolis police officer shown on video putting his knee on the neck of George Floyd has been arrested, according to Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington.
Former President Barack Obama issues statement on George Floyd
- "It can't be 'normal.' If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better." - Former President Barrack Obama
Former President Barack Obama put out a statement on George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by police in Minneapolis.
Georgia judge denies bail for 1 of the 3 men indicted for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
- The Feb. 23 murder was recorded by William Bryan, one of the indicted men.
A Georgia judge denied setting bond for one of the three men indicted for murdering Ahmaud Arbery, after his mother pleaded for him to remain behind bars.
Georgia judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
- Authorities didn’t bring charges in the case until more than two months later, when the video became public and sparked a national outcry over the case. They have been jailed without bond since their arrests.
A Georgia judge Friday scheduled an October trial for three white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while running in the defendants' neighborhood last year.
Grand jury indicts 3 men arrested for murder of Ahmaud Arbery
- "This confirms what Ahmaud’s father has been saying for months -- that this was a lynching," said Ben Crump, an attorney for the Arbery family.
A Georgia grand jury indicted the three men arrested and charged in connection with the alleged murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
Hearing set for 3 Georgia men charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing
- The 28-second cellphone video was leaked onto social media May 5, the same day District Attorney Tom Durden solicited the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate Arbery's death.
The three Georgia men charged in connection with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery have been scheduled for a preliminary hearing on June 4.
Hundreds march in Ohio capital over police shooting of Black man
- Goodson’s family said he had been returning from a local sandwich shop and was shot in the back as he was about to enter his home. They said he had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Hundreds of protesters rallied on Friday evening in downtown Columbus, Ohio, demanding justice and transparency from investigations into the killing last week of a young Black man shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside his home.
Kanye West donates $2 million, pays college tuition for George Floyd's daughter
- West's representative said he established a 529 education plan to fully cover college tuition for Gianna Floyd, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd.
Kanye West has made a $2 million donation to support the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, a representative for West told CNN.
Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case
- “He went on to say that Ahmaud was involved in a burglary, and in the midst of the burglary he was confronted by the homeowner, and in the midst of that confrontation, there was a fight over the firearm and Ahmaud was shot and killed,” Wanda Cooper-Jones told The Associated Press.
There was an abundance of evidence when officers arrived at the scene on a February afternoon in coastal Georgia: A man, apparently unarmed, lying on the street, soaked in blood. The suspected shooter, a shotgun, eyewitnesses. And video of the incident.
Man who filmed shooting of Ahmaud Arbery charged with murder
- Bryan will be booked into the Glynn County Jail, GBI said. An initial police report noted Bryan tried unsuccessfully to block Arbery, who was jogging in the neighborhood when confronted.
A third person has been charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
New Jersey officials to release dash-cam video in police killing of unarmed black man
- He said Gordon was handcuffed after being shot.
New Jersey's attorney general is expected on Monday to release police dash-camera footage that captured the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old unarmed black man by a white state trooper last month during an encounter on a highway.
Small-town police chief killed as officers in 3 cities wounded during violence at George Floyd protests
- An officer was attacked in New York City, and four cops were shot in St. Louis as demonstrations across the nation in the aftermath of George Floyd's death have turned increasingly violent for both protestors and police.
A retired St. Louis police captain who became a small-town police chief was found fatally shot early Tuesday outside a pawn shop that was looted after protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent.
Tacoma mayor calls for officers to be fired, prosecuted after man dies in custody
- Though Ellis died about three months ago, the video emerged Thursday in the midst of nationwide protests to end police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd, another black man who yelled "I can't breathe" and died in police custody.
Victoria Woodards, the mayor of Tacoma, Washington, has called for four officers to be fired and prosecuted after a black man, who yelled out "I can't breathe," died in police custody.
Trump adds fuel to protest fires with denounced tweet
- Trump — who rarely holds his tongue — has been silent in the face a long list of high-profile police-involved killings of black men, including Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold by police and whose dying words, ...
President Donald Trump added fuel to racial fires Friday as he threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody “thugs” and reviving a civil-rights era phrase fraught with racist overtones.
Two U.S. police officers dismissed over Breonna Taylor's killing, union says
- Their union, the River City Fraternal Order of Police, said the two had been dismissed and described the terminations as “unjustified”.
One of the U.S. police officers who shot Black emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor in Louisville and the officer who prepared the warrant for the botched raid during which she was killed in her apartment have been dismissed, their union said.
White defendant used racial slur after shooting Georgia black man, investigator testifies
- Dial said the three defendants - Bryan, 50, Travis McMichael, 34, and his father, former police officer Gregory McMichael, 64 - chased Arbery in pickup trucks and sought to box him in as he was jogging in their neighborhood.
One of the white men charged in the Georgia killing of Ahmaud Arbery used a racial slur after shooting the unarmed black man, an investigator testified in court on Thursday, an explosive allegation in one of the cases roiling race relations in the United States.
White dog owner fired after calling 911 on black man in viral-video leash-law dispute
- The woman then calls 911 and in an increasingly frantic voice says, "There is an African American man … I am in Central Park … he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog. I am being threatened by a man in the Ramble, please send the cops immediately."
A cellphone video has gone viral and is sparking widespread outrage after capturing a white dog owner calling 911 and claiming an African American birdwatcher who told her to keep her pet leashed was "threatening myself and my dog" in New York City's Central Park.