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Grand Jury To Determine Charges In Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Black Jogger


A grand jury will decide whether criminal charges will be pressed in the fatally shooting of an unnarmed black man, Ahmaud Arbery, in Georgia.

On February 23rd, 2020, a 25-year-old man by the name of Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while he was taking a jog around his neighbourhood in Brunswick, Georgia. According to TMZ, the killing is being regarded as a modern day lynching, seeing as the perpetrator, a white man named Travis McMichael, shot Ahmaud, an unarmed black man. Travis, the son of a former district attorney investigator, Gregory McMichael, who was in the back of Travis’ truck while he shot Ahmaud to death in the street, has yet to be charged or even arrested for his abhorred actions. However, after reviewing the graphic footage of the shooting, D.A. Pro Tempore Tom Durden has called on a grand jury to determine the criminal charges.

“I am of the opinion that the case should be presented to the grand jury of Glynn County for consideration of criminal charges against those involved in the death of Mr. Arbery,” Durden’s statement read. “I have no control over the suspensions due to the pandemic, however, I do intend to present the case to the next available grand jury in Glynn County.” In the now viral video, Travis and Ahmaud struggled over the former’s shotgun while the latter attempted to get away. Two shots were fired before Ahmaud collapsed.

Both Travis and his father are claiming that they were making a citizen’s arrest when they stopped Ahmaud on the street. They allege that he fit the description of a suspect in a string of recent break-ins in the area.

“Mr. Arbery had not committed any crime and there was no reason for these men to believe they had the right to stop him with weapons or to use deadly force in furtherance of their unlawful attempted stop,”S. Lee Merritt, the attorney representing Ahmaud’s family, stated. “This is murder.”

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Dave Chappelle Not Involved In Shooting Near Ohio Home

Dave Chappelle was not involved in the fatal shooting that took place near his Ohio home on Wednesday morning, authorities confirm.

Dave Chappelle has been confirmed to have had no connection to the fatal shooting that occurred near his family home in Ohio on Wednesday morning. After it was reported that a fatal shooting resulting in multiple deaths had taken place on Wednesday at roughly 11 a.m. near Yellow Springs, Ohio, where Chappelle lives with his wife and three kids, rumours began circulating that the comedian was somehow involved in the incident.

However, the Greene County Sheriff’s office has confirmed that the shooting did not take place at his residence, and that he and his family are alright. Chappelle's rep, Carla Sims, also squashed the rumours, indicating that, "it did not happen at Dave's home" and that "he's fine." She also noted that he was actually in London at the time of the incident.

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While the incident is still under investigation, authorities have confirmed that a male and female were killed in the shooting. However, they have yet to release the victims' names. A motive has not yet been determined, though authorities believe that the homeowners had pulled up to their driveway before the suspected gunman confronted them. It was reported that the suspect began exchanging gunfire with the male victim when the ex-wife of the homeowner pulled up and began shooting as well. Police found a man and a woman dead in the driveway upon arrival.