The Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

The Daily

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🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Ahmaud Arbery would have turned 26 on Friday. Instead of celebrating, a crowd of protesters, protected by masks, demanded justice for his death in front of a courthouse in Georgia. So what do we know about the killing of Mr. Arbery by two armed white men? Guest: Richard Fausset, a correspondent based in Atlanta. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: On Feb. 23, Mr. Arbery was jogging not far from his home on the outskirts of Brunswick, Ga. Then he was confronted by two white men in a pickup truck and fatally shot.After video footage of Mr. Arbery’s killing was leaked, two men were arrested and charged with murder. Widespread protests and 2.23 mile solidarity runs ensued, posted on social media with the hashtag #IRunWithMaud.

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0:00.0	Hello?
0:01.0	911 was the addressing emergency.
0:07.0	I'm out here to tell the showers.
0:10.0	Is the blackmail running down the street?
0:14.0	To tell where it is.
0:16.0	Where it is.
0:17.0	I don't know what street world.
0:19.0	Stop, stop, stop.
0:24.0	Sir, hello, sir.
0:29.0	Sir, where are you at?
0:32.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:35.0	This is the Daily.
0:37.0	Hello.
0:39.0	Hello.
0:40.0	Today, the death of 25-year-old Amad Arbor,
0:46.0	and my colleague Richard Fossette's investigation into it.
0:51.0	Sorry, still there?
0:53.0	It's Monday, mail up.
1:04.0	Richard, how did you first hear about this story?
1:07.0	I learned about this story in early April.
1:09.0	I was up to my eyeballs in coronavirus coverage,
1:12.0	along with my other colleagues in the National Desk.
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