Tomorrow would have marked Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. RunWithMaud
before Travis, who was armed with a shotgun, got out and struggled with Arbery, firing two shots and killing him. The pair told police they believed Arbery was responsible for a string of burglaries in the area. Neither have been indicted.
The former college football player's shooting has struck a nerve nationally and with the running community. The hashtags #RunWithMaud and #IRunWithAhmaud are lighting up social media as runners across America pledge to run together — virtually — in his memory. A political action committee, Action PAC, has set up a website where people cancalling for justice to be served in Arbery's case.
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