Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael armed themselves and chased Arbery in a pickup truck after they spotted him running in their Georgia neighborhood on Feb. 23, 2020.
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Taking the stand, Rittenhouse says, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’
The teenager is on trial on charges of killing two men and wounding a third during a night of protests last year in Kenosha, Wis.
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Rittenhouse shot first man at close range, pathologist testifies
Kyle Rittenhouse of Illinois had gone to Kenosha, Wisconsin, with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle and a medical kit in what he said was an effort to safeguard property from the sometimes-violent demonstrations that had been ongoing.
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Jury selection in trial of 3 charged with chasing, killing Ahmaud Arbery in its 2nd week
Most potential jurors questioned so far have seen the video of Travis McMichael shooting Arbery three times at close range with a shotgun.
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Three employees die in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
Authorities say two Postal Service workers were fatally shot and a third, identified as the shooter, died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Four Northeastern states team up to share gun crime information
Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are trying to disrupt gun networks that cross state lines.
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Infowars host Alex Jones loses lawsuits over his claims that Sandy Hook massacre was a ‘hoax’
The cases now head to trial for juries to determine the amount of damages the conspiracy theorist and the other defendants will have to pay the families of children killed at the Connecticut elementary school.
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Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon
Investigators were trying to determine a motive for the attack and digging into the suspect’s background.
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Georgia man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
Robert Aaron Long faces still faces the death penalty if convicted in four more shooting deaths in Atlanta.
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Disgruntled worker who killed 9 appeared to target victims
The attack was the 15th mass killing in the U.S. this year, all shootings that claimed at least four lives each for a total of 87 deaths.