NEW: Ahmaud Arbery died of multiple shotgun wounds, according to an autopsy report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and obtained by ABC News.
The investigation into Arbery's death quickly ramped up after a cellphone video was released last week that showed him jogging on the street and accosted by two armed white men, Gregory McMichael, 64, a former Glynn County police officer, and his son, Travis, 34, who were waiting for him in their truck. The video then showed a struggle and one of the men shooting Arbery.People hold a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga., May 8, 2020.
Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, right, in a photos released on May 7, 2020, after their arrest in Georgia. The father and son have been charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, after spotting him running in their neighborhood. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, right, in a photos released on May 7, 2020, after their arrest in Georgia. The father and son have been charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, after spotting him running in their neighborhood.After the video went online, Arbery's family, activists and leaders from around the country demanded that the suspects be brought to justice and officials launch an investigation.
On Monday, the Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr appointed Joyette Holmes of the Cobb County, Georgia Judicial Circuit to take over as prosecutor after two prosecutors recused themselves from the case.
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