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Lack Of Charges In Glynn County Shooting Brings National Media Attention

Protesters gathered Tuesday evening to demand answers and action on the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.
Shyann Swanson
Protesters gathered Tuesday evening to demand answers and action on the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.

In February, a 25-year-old black man went for a run near his family's home outside of Brunswick, Georgia, when he was shot to death by two white men who said they thought he was a robber.

Now, the case of Ahmaud Arbery is making international news headlines after video reported to be of the shooting went viral.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the shooting, two district attorneys have recused themselves from the case and protesters are demanding answers.GPB Savannah reporter Emily Jones talks with All Things Considered anchor Rickey Bevington about the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County. Arbery, an unarmed black man, was shot to death by two white men in February. Now, the case is making international headlines after video reported to be of the shooting went viral.

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Emily Jones locally hosts Morning Edition and reports on all things coastal Georgia for GPB’s Savannah bureau. Before coming to GPB, she studied broadcast journalism at the Columbia Journalism School and urban history at Brown University. She’s worked for the Wall Street Journal Radio Network, WHYY in Philadelphia, and WBRU and RIPR in Providence.
As Senior Anchor/Correspondent, Rickey Bevington is a mainstay with Atlantans during the afternoon drive as local host for NPR's nationally syndicated "All Things Considered" weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m.