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The United States justice department is thinking about federal hate criminal activities charges over the death of unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in February.
Gregory McMichael and his kid Travis, who are white, are facing murder and attack charges over the shooting.
The case sparked nationwide outrage when video of the death emerged last week.
Mr Arbery’s advocates have actually been utilizing the hashtag #IRunWithMaud, sharing images and running 2.23 miles (3.6 km) for the day he passed away, 23 February.
Some held protest rallies outside courthouses in Georgia and neighbouring Florida.
President Donald Trump called the shooting a “really troubling circumstance”
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Mr Arbery’s mother and sister joined in protests over his death in their hometown of Brunswick.
Questions have actually been raised about why the cops stopped working to charge the McMichaels for more than two months. The set were detained on Thursday by the state bureau of examination (GBI), 2 days after the video came to light.
Gregory, 64, and Travis, 34, remain in the custody of the Glynn County Constable’s Department, officials stated on Friday.
What did the justice department say?
The department said it would take “any suitable action required by the truths and by the law”, in a