Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery killing 'not proud' of shooting video
The man who videotaped the alleged murder of a black jogger by two white men in rural Georgia, in the US, said he is "not proud" of his actions.
William "Roddie" Bryan recorded the mobile phone video that showed Ahmaud Arbery being shot dead, by father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael in February.
Filming from a moving car, Mr Bryan captured the moment the McMichaels blocked Mr Arbery's path, before a scuffle began that ended with the 25-year-old jogger's death.
Protesters take to the streets in Brunswick, Georgia, to demand justice over the death of Ahmaud Arbery. AP
"I wish I hadn't of been there but once again if I hadn't of been there, there would have been no video," Mr Bryan told Good Morning America.
"If the video wasn't there, I don't think there would be an outcome that anybody would be satisfied with.
"I'm not proud that I shot the video, but maybe it helps in the end."
Ahmaud Arbery was confronted by the McMichaels family, before being shot three times. Supplied
Ahmaud Arbery collapsed and died as he tried to run away. Supplied
Mr Bryan said he did not have a relationship with the McMichael family, save for them living in the same neighbourhood outside Brunswick, Georgia.
He would not say why he was recording at the time.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said they are investigating everybody involved in the case, including Mr Bryan.
Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the family of Ahmaud Arbery, poses for a photo by a mural in the likeness of Arbery painted by artist Theo Ponchaveli in Dallas. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
The McMichaels said they shot Mr Arbery in an attempted citizen's arrest, after they saw him looking through a construction site.
Mr Arbery was unarmed, and had not taken anything from the construction site.
"There's a black male running down the street," Gregory McMichael told a 911 dispatcher moments before the shooting.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the most prominent African-American politician in the state, labelled the killing a "modern-day lynching".
The investigation continues now that Gregory and Travis McMichael have been booked into the Glynn County Jail in the February 23 shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, and Mr Reynolds said "every stone will be uncovered". AP
The local prosecutor recused herself from the case, and declined to press charges after the shooting on February 23.
The case was passed to another prosecutor who also recused himself, but argued that the McMichaels did not commit a crime.
It was not until the video was released last week did the Georgia Bureau of Investigation charge the McMichaels with murder.
The case is now in the hands of a district attorney from the Atlanta area, Joyette Holmes.
Ahmaud Arbery was shot while jogging in broad daylight. Supplied
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