Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, listens as attorneys speak outside the Glynn County Courthouse on July 17, 2020 in Brunswick, Georgia. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery's mother, said she decided to stay inside the courtroom while prosecutors played video of the shooting that killed her son because she wanted to "get familiar with what happened." Cooper-Jones said this was the first time that she had seen the video in its entirety, "I have avoided the video for the last 18 months ... Pool reporters inside the courtroom reported an audible gasp and "an emotional cry" from Cooper-Jones when the video was being played during opening statements. Arbery's father, Marcus Arbery, Sr., who was also in the courtroom at the start of court, left the room as the video played.

Source: CNN November 05, 2021 21:48 UTC