Georgia official: Investigation of Arbery slaying finished soon

DECATUR, Ga. — Georgia’s state investigation into the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery should be finished soon, the official in charge of the inquiry said Friday while the prosecutor who will try the case pledged to “make sure that we find justice” for a broken family and community.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said he anticipates his agency will wrap up its investigation in a “relatively short period of time.” The announcement followed the arrest Thursday of a third suspect, William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., 50, whose cellphone video of Arbery’s shooting stirred a national outcry.

Bryan’s neighbors, Gregory and Travis McMichael, were arrested after the video spread on social media, more than two months after the slaying.