'Killed in cold blood': No charges after white men hunt down and shoot black jogger
Two months after a black jogger was hunted down and shot dead in the street by two white men in a small US town, no charges have been filed.
Video has emerged showing Ahmaud Arbery being confronted by Gregory McMichael and his son Travis, as he jogged along a residential street in the town of Brunswick, Georgia, in February.
The McMichaels had pulled their ute in front of Mr Arbery.
Ahmaud Arbery was confronted by the McMichaels family, before being shot three times. Supplied
A gunshot is heard, and Mr Arbery is seen struggling with one of the men. With a shotgun pressed against his stomach, Mr Arbery punches the man, and another shot is heard.
As Mr Arbery breaks free and runs away, a third shot is heard, and he collapses onto the asphalt.
Before the shooting, the McMichaels called 911 to demand he be arrested, Mr Arbery's family's lawyer Lee Merritt told CNN.
Ahmaud Arbery collapsed and died as he tried to run away. Supplied
The 911 dispatcher asked why.
"They didn't give any answer for that, they said, 'He's a black man running down our road,'" Mr Merritt said.
Gregory McMichael told the police afterwards that he saw Mr Arbery "hauling ass down the street", and believed him to be the suspect in a local break-in.
He went inside to fetch his son and other man, Brian Williams, and they chased after him in their ute, armed with a shotgun and a .357 Magnum.
Gregory McMichael and his son Travis have not been charged after they shot Ahmaud Arbery in the street. Supplied
They told police they wanted to conduct a citizen's arrest, in spite of them not seeing a crime being committed.
The local district attorney declined to press charges in the case and recused himself.
Today presidential candidate Joe Biden demanded justice in a tweet.
Joe Biden has called for an investigation into Ahmaud Arbery's 'murder'. AP
"The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now," he said.
"It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder."
Basketball star LeBron James also expressed his anguish and frustration over Twitter.
"We're literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes!" he wrote.
"Can't even go for a damn jog man!"
Locals in Brunswick, Georgia, take to the streets to demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery. AP
Ahmaud Arbery was shot while jogging in broad daylight. Supplied
A grand jury investigation will begin soon to determine whether any charges will be laid.
But Georgia's laws are famously lax when it comes to the definition of self-defence.
The case has parallels to the killing of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager who was shot while walking home from a shop to buy Skittles in Florida in 2012.
His killer, a neighbourhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman, had pulled over and confronted Trayvon.
After the confrontation turned violent, Mr Zimmerman shot the 17-year-old.
Mr Zimmerman was found not guilty.
Trayvon Martin was chased and then shot by George Zimmerman as he was walking down a suburban Florida street. AAP
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