Headline RoundupMay 7th, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery Killing Puts Racial Violence Under Microscope

Summary from the AllSides News Team

A video reportedly showing the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, in Georgia went viral this week. Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in February following a confrontation with two men, who suspected him of committing robberies in the surrounding neighborhood. Arbery's assailants have not been charged; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it would conduct a full investigation of the killing. Given the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a grand jury could not be selected to evaluate the presumptive case until mid-June. Voices throughout the political spectrum were mostly unified in condemning the killing, which many paint as an example of racism and racial profiling; Arbery was black, his killers white. Many media reports highlighted high-profile calls for justice, including those from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Democratic Nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, who are often seen as being on opposite ends of the Democratic party.

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