Police officer was seconds away when Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The first Glynn County police officer who responded to Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting was seconds away when Travis McMichael opened fire with his 12-gauge shotgun, killing the 25-year-old in the middle of the road. Officer Ricky Minshew was already in the Satilla Shores neighborhood just outside of Brunswick after responding to a neighbor’s non-emergency call reporting a “suspicious male” leaving a nearby home under construction, he testified Monday. As Minshew drove around a curve the afternoon of Feb. 23, 2020, he was flagged down by two men. Then he drove closer and saw Arb…

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