One defendant told police Arbery "was trapped like a rat" and that he told Arbery: "Stop, or I’ll blow your f -ing head off!" Such statements allowed prosecutors to give context to the short video that didn’t show the entire shooting.
One of the original groups to bring awareness to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery will cease using the date of his death as its foundation mark and pivot its efforts to another local organization.
According to a press release, Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Arbery, who was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, last year after being chased by three white men, has reached an agreement with the 2:23 Foundation that it will stop using the name and donate all of the $345,306.73 raised in scholarship funds to her own foundation named after her son.
We have collectively decided that fighting the battle in front of us is what’s most important.”
New Mexico Ramps Up Vaccine Distribution, Awaits Supplies –
Associated Press
Top health officials in New Mexico say the state has boosted the number of vaccines given daily by more than 20% over the past two weeks.
State Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said Wednesday during a briefing that New Mexico is ranked third in the nation for distribution, having administered nearly all the doses it gets every week.
So far, more than 450,000 shots have been given. About 7% of New Mexicans are fully vaccinated with their first and second shots. That s double the figure from two weeks ago.
Collins called it a supply and demand mismatch, saying the state will not be able to expand eligibility until more doses are shipped. The state s allocation has been growing in recent weeks and is expected to reach more than 72,500 next week, she said.
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