Ahmaud Arbery’s death changed some policies; family awaits justice a year later Today marks one year since Ahmaud Arbery died after being chased and shot by Gregory and Travis McMichael as he jogged through a coastal Georgia neighborhood. by: Nicquel Terry Ellis, Martin Savidge and Angela Barajas, CNN Posted: Feb 23, 2021 / 08:58 PM EST (CNN) — Wanda Cooper-Jones never imagined having to live life without her son Ahmaud Arbery. But in the year since he was killed, that is her reality. She now spends her days thinking about him, visiting his gravestone, reflecting on her “baby boy,” and recounting the moment she received the call that the 25-year-old was dead.