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Recused Georgia Prosecutor Called Arbery Shooting ‘Justifiable Homicide’

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Recused Georgia Prosecutor Called Arbery Shooting ‘Justifiable Homicide’
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Before recusing himself from the case over a conflict of interest, a Georgia prosecutor told the police that the killing of Ahmaud Arbery was “justifiable homicide.”

After the Feb. 23 shooting of the unarmed black man by two white men — one a former police officer — District Attorney George Barnhill sent a five-point letter setting out why the men should not be charged, according to reports.

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