Graphic photos of Arbery’s wounds shown to jury

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Jurors were shown graphic police photos Monday of the gunshot wounds that killed Ahmaud Arbery, while the first officer to find the 25-year-old Black man bleeding in the road testified he did not try to render medical aid because it would not have been safe.

Three white men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the slaying of Arbery, who was chased and shot Feb. 23, 2020, after he was spotted jogging in a Brunswick neighborhood.

Glynn County police Sgt. Sheila Ramos

walked the jury through dozens of crime scene photos she took about an hour after the shooting. Several jurors could be seen squirming as Ramos showed Arbery’s body lying in the street under a bloodstained covering. Other images showed closeup views of gunshot wounds to his wrist as well as grievous injuries to his chest and underneath his arms.

Ricky Minshew, then a Glynn County police patrol officer, testified he arrived at the scene about a minute after the gunshots sounded. Arbery was lying facedown in the street with blood pooling around him.

Minshew testified he heard Arbery make a noise he described as a “death rattle.” The officer radioed for emergency medical responders, but said he did not have the training or equipment to treat such serious injuries.

“Without having any other police units to have my back, there was no way I could switch to do anything medical and still watch after my own safety,” Minshew said.

Father and son Greg and Travis Mcmichael armed themselves and used a pickup truck to pursue Arbery after they spotted him running in their neighborhood. A neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, joined the chase and took cellphone video of Travis Mcmichael shooting Arbery at close range.