'I shot him' | Travis McMichael recounts moments surrounding the death of Ahmaud Arbery du

Travis McMichael took the stand to testify in the death of Ahmaud Arbery murder trial on Nov. 17, 2021. He said he shot him because "he had my gun." He also said he does not remember every hand or movement during that time. He referred to some of it as a "blur."

Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed on Feb. 23, 2020. Three men face murder charges in a trial in southeast Georgia. The trial is on Day 9 as of Nov.17.

Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed on Feb. 23, 2020. Cellphone video leaked to the public shows two armed white men in a truck approaching the 25-year-old Black man as he runs down the road. One of the men, later identified as Travis McMichael, and Arbery struggle over McMichael's shotgun before Arbery is shot and collapses.

Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William "Roddy" Bryan, who recorded the video, are all charged with murder in Arbery's death.

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