Sneak peek: Justice for Ahmaud | Forensic Files

[Music] i think about it a lot when i go out and run it's a very strong connection when i run now
to a mod aubry my mod and i were best friends the way ahmad died it just it hurts my soul he was jogging through
a neighborhood minding his own business three white men decided to get in their trucks and
pursue a mod they became judge jury and executioner he didn't deserve anything that came to
him on february 23 2020. it's very painful my mom was my baby and a mom's gone he was hunted down
like an animal he was killed because of hate this was a lynching modern day lynching and it looked like
something that happened in the 1920s it's 2020. [Music] i miss the little kisses on the cheek
my mom was the kid that would just come in the house just give me a hug he was more than just a boyfriend he was
he was a friend very shy and quiet but once you got mod to kind of open up oh man it's just all kind of love and
goodness in there his unofficial crime was jogging while black no one has been arrested or charged in
the death of 25 year old ahmad arbury the local authorities the police department they
had no intentions of making arrests and they didn't make an arrest what were they doing telling lies
hoping i go away her pursuit for the truth is heroic she was actively involved in investigating what happened
to her son my son was not committing a crime i had to keep pushing to get answers she
is relentless i would not go away she wasn't going to be turned back by anybody video has surfaced of an
african-american man being chased down and killed while his family says he was just out
john murder in broad daylight was streamed into people's homes all across the country
i just think the world saw the way that he was killed but then there was no arrest
two suspects a father and son are being held without bail tonight charged with murder and aggravated
gregory and travis mcmichael deny any wrongdoing in the shooting but police say they have also arrested
william bryan the man who recorded the video of the killing it has nothing to do with racism we
think the right result will be an acquittal if history is any guy then it's more likely than not that
these men walk they took my baby boy from me i think they woke up a sleeping giant in
wanda cooper i want justice for so mark could rest in peace

A mother fights for the truth behind her son’s killing – captured on video. Ahmaud Arbery was jogging when he was chased and shot. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports for "48 Hours." Watch Saturday, October 10 at 10/9c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Wanda Cooper discusses her fight for justice after her son Ahmaud Arbery was murdered while jogging in 2020.

Key points

The Tragic Death of Ahmad Arbery. Ahmad Arbery was killed while jogging, sparking outrage and calls for justice.
A Mother's Relentless Pursuit. Wanda Cooper fights for justice after her son's murder, refusing to back down.
Charges Filed in Ahmad's Death. Two suspects are charged with murder, but questions of racism loom large.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He was hunted down like an animal.

Describing the brutal nature of Ahmad's death.

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