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November 24, 2021

Georgia Jury Deliberates For Second Day In Murder Trial of Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery
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In Georgia, jury deliberations continue today in the trial of three
white men who chased down and killed 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a Black
man, while he was out for a jog. The prosecution offered its closing
statement Tuesday ahead of the deliberation.

Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski: "They started it. They do not get to claim
self-defense. And then, of course, provocation. You can't force someone
to defend themselves against you, so you get to claim self-defense. This
isn't the Wild West."

Outside the courthouse, Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones,
struck a hopeful note.

Wanda Cooper-Jones: "I do think we will come back with a guilty verdict.
And I'm going to leave with this: God has brought us this far, and he's
not going to fail us now. We will get justice for Ahmaud."



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