Memorials, lawsuit mark death anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery

By RUSS BYNUM and ANGIE WANG Associated Press
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021 Updated 19 hrs ago
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Memorials, lawsuit mark death anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery

In this May 17, 2020, photo, a recently painted mural of Ahmaud Arbery is on display in Brunswick, Ga., where the 25-year-old man was shot and killed in February. It was painted by Miami artist Marvin Weeks.

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Friends and family gather at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to mark the one year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's death in Brunswick, Ga. White men armed with guns pursued and killed Arbery, who is Black, as he ran through their neighborhood.

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Residents of the Satilla Shores neighborhood watch a group of about 100 people march through their area during a memorial walk and candlelight vigil for Ahmaud Arbery, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Arbery was shot and killed last year while running in their neighborhood.

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Nigel Dorsey wears his Ahmaud Arbery mask during a candlelight vigil in honor of Arbery at New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., Tuesday evening Feb. 23, 2021. The event marks the fist anniversary of Arbery's death.

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Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, middle, is comforted by her brother, Inus Holmes, left, as she becomes emotional during a candlelight vigil in honor of her son at New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., Tuesday evening Feb. 23, 2021. The event marks the fist anniversary of Arbery's death.

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Ruby Arbery, an aunt of Ahmaud Arbery, speaks to people who gathered for a memorial walk and candlelight vigil for her nephew in the Satilla Shores neighborhood, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed last year while running in the neighborhood.

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Nine-year-old Alyria Carter, a cousin of Ahmaud Arbery, holds a candle as she listens to speakers during a vigil for Arbery in the Satilla Shores neighborhood, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Arbery was shot and killed last year while running in the neighborhood.

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Marchers hold candles up as they listen to a speaker during a march and candlelight vigil for Ahmaud Arbery in the Satilla Shores neighborhood, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Arbery was shot and killed last year while running in the neighborhood.

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Evon Arbery, Ahmaud Arbery's aunt, left, is comforted by family during a memorial walk and candlelight vigil for her nephew at the Satilla Shores development, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Brunswick, Ga. Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed last year while while running in a neighborhood outside the port city.

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Friends and family gathered at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to mark the one year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's death in Brunswick, Ga. White men armed with guns pursued and killed Arbery, who is Black, as he ran through their neighborhood.

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Wanda Cooper-Jones kneels before the grave of her son, Ahmaud Arbery, at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to mark the one year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's death in Brunswick, Ga. White men armed with guns pursued and killed Arbery, who is Black, as he ran through their neighborhood.

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In this 2012 photo provided by Yolanda Richardson, of FuzzyRabbit Fotos, Ahmaud Arbery poses for a senior photo on St. Andrews Beach, Jekyll Island, Ga. Arbery was killed Feb. 23, 2020, after a pursuit by a white father and son who armed themselves and gave chase after seeing the 25-year-old black man running in their subdivision.

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Wanda Cooper-Jones holds a candle for her son, Ahmaud Arbery, accompanied by her brother, Imus Holmes. at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, marking the one year anniversary of Arbery's death in Brunswick, Ga. White men armed with guns pursued and killed Arbery, who is Black, as he ran through their neighborhood.

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In this May 17, 2020, photo, Wanda Cooper-Jones stands near the spot where her 25-year-old son Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging through a Brunswick, Ga., neighborhood. She says her son ran every day to clear his mind.

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A group of protesters gather outside the Glynn County Courthouse during a preliminary hearing is being held inside for Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three are accused of shooting of Ahmaud Arbery while he ran through their neighborhood in February.

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Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, center, and family attorney S. Lee Merritt, left, leave the Glynn County Courthouse after the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting her son while he ran through their neighborhood in February.

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Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, listens to a reporter's question in front of the Glynn County Courthouse after the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting her son while he ran through their neighborhood in February.

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Ahmaud Arbery's father, Marcus Aubrey, center, walks away from the Glynn County Courthouse, Thursday, June 4, 2020, during a recess in the preliminary hearing of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are accused of shooting his son while he ran through their neighborhood in February.

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In this May 17, 2020, photo, Wanda Cooper-Jones visits the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga. In February, her son Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed by two men who told police they thought he was a burglar.

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Ahmaud Arbery's father led about 100 people in a memorial procession Tuesday evening to the spot where armed white men chased and shot the 25-year-old Black man on a residential street outside the port city of Brunswick, Georgia a year ago.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Family and friends walked in procession through the coastal subdivision where armed men chased and shot him in the street. Others joined his mother for a vigil at the rural church where he's buried. Lawmakers paused to remember him at the Georgia state Capitol, and President Joe Biden offered thoughts on the slaying one year ago of Ahmaud Arbery.

When the 25-year-old was killed on Feb. 23, 2020, few outside this Georgia port city paid much attention at first. As three men await trial for murder, those closest to Arbery sought to make sure his death isn't overlooked again.