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9-year-olds. david? >> stephanie, thank you. and we turn next this evening to closing arguments in the ahmaud arbery case. the prosecutor telling the jury three white men killed arbery, quote, because he was a black man running down the street. the defense claiming they were trying to make a citizen's arrest. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: one of the first things the prosecutor drove home as she began her closing arguments today is the issue of color really mattered. >> and they made their decision to attack ahmaud arbery in their driveways because he was a black man running down ...

Neighborhood that had experienced break-ins and burglaries. >> reporter: the defense telling the jury the men acted to protect their community, on edge because of an uptick in crime, and showed the jury these home surveillance videos, contending they revealed arbery had been plundering in a neighborhood home on at least four occasions at night. the defense saying he was not simply out for a jog when the defendants tried to dana detain him. >> he is not jogging. he is running away into the neighborhood, possibly armed based on prior experience. >> reporter: the defendants' attorney saying they ...

Experienced break-ins and burglaries. >> reporter: the defense telling the jury the men acted to protect their community, on edge because of an uptick in crime, and showed the jury these home surveillance videos, contending they revealed arbery had been plundering in a neighborhood home on at least four occasions at night. the dweens saying he was not simply out for a jog when the defendants tried to dana detain him. >> he is not jogging. he is running away into the neighborhood, possibly armed based on prior experience. >> reporter: the defendants' attorney saying they were making a citizens ...