Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down 2 years ago today. Here's what's next after murder and hate crime convictions for his killers
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On February 23, 2020, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery went for a run.
Jogging through a neighborhood outside Brunswick in southern Georgia, two White men saw Arbery, who was Black, and chased after him, telling authorities later they believed he was the same person suspected previously of trespassing at a nearby home under construction.
Within moments, Arbery was gunned down and killed.
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