Man who shot Ahmaud Arbery testifies
Travis McMichael, the man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery, testified in his murder trial, describing the moment he fired his gun. Omar Villafranca reports.
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Travis McMichael, the man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery, testified in his murder trial, describing the moment he fired his gun. Omar Villafranca reports.
The request came from attorneys for William "Roddie" Bryan — the man who admitted to pursuing and boxing in Arbery with his vehicle before filming the fatal shooting.
The defense rested its case after the jury heard testimony from Travis McMichael, the man who fired the fatal shots.
Travis McMichael, who shot Ahmaud Arbery to death, testified that the Black man never pulled out a weapon or threatened him before the fatal shooting. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was killed in February 2020.
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The medical examiner testified that the first shot punched a gaping hole in the center of his chest.
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Police Sergeant Roderic Nohilly testified that Greg McMichael told him Arbery "wasn't out for no Sunday jog."
Greg McMichael had blood on his hand from checking to see if the unarmed Black man had a gun on him after the shooting, one officer testified.
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Jurors were shown graphic, closeup police photos Monday of the gunshot wounds that killed Ahmaud Arbery.
"All three of these defendants did everything they did based on assumptions — not on fact, not on evidence, on assumptions," the prosecutor said.
In Georgia, jury selection begins Monday for the trial of three white men charged with shooting and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man. Arbery was killed on February 23, 2020 while jogging. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Newly-obtained body camera footage appears to contradict the account presented by one of the men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's killing. William "Roddie" Bryan filmed Gregory and Travis McMichael chasing down and shooting Arbery in February. Bryan's attorney has insisted his client was "never more than a witness" to Arbery's death. Omar Villafranca reports on the new video that suggests Bryan was more involved.
A Georgia judge said video "showed the lengths the defendants would take to track down and restrain another person."
Greg and Travis McMichael, the father and son charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery appeared via video for a bond hearing Thursday. The hearing will continue today.
Ahmaud Arbery was killed on Feb. 23 after he was chased by the men while he was jogging.
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Delay in arrest of suspects in Arbery's fatal shooting in February has caused national uproar over police handling of the incident
New surveillance footage from December is providing more details on the Ahmaud Arbery case in Georgia. Footage shows Arbery entering a home under construction, followed by a police call from Travis McMichael, the man who shot and killed Arbery. Omar Villafranca reports.
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