Cooper-Jones said after the verdicts were read Wednesday, she thought of her son's supporters at the Glynn County courthouse every day who shouted “Justice for Ahmaud!
Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery mom: Thankful for justice and son's legacy
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"This wasn't a case of mistaken identity or mistaken fact. They chose to target my son because they didn't want him in their community. They chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community," Wanda Cooper-Jones said. "And when they couldn't sufficiently scare or intimidate him, they killed him."
Ahmaud Arbery's killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
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