Father, Son Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Jogger

Authorities have arrested two men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the man shot and killed while jogging through a south Georgia neighborhood. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, were both arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault. The dramatic arrests come days after leaked cellphone video of the McMichaels' fatal confrontation with Ahmaud Arbery on February 23 made headlines nationwide. The shocking footage showed the two men 'ambushing' Arbery as he tried to run past their pickup truck. The younger McMichael got into a physical fight with Arbery before shooting him with a shotgun, The father and son were initially not arrested after they claimed they thought Arbery was a burglar.


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