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"US Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke to the press following today's verdict.
Garland said that Arbery was 'targeted, chased, shot and killed' by the three men charged in this case while he was 'running on a public street.' Garland said that it was 'racism that fueled them' during their pursuit and murder of Arbery.
Garland called Arbery's death an 'enduring trauma' for his family and loved ones. 'My heart goes out to his parents,' the attorney general said, adding, that it is an 'unimaginable loss they have endured.'
Garland said that 'hate crimes have a singular impact' because of the 'terror and fear that they inflict on entire communities.'
He said that nobody in this country should fear that 'when they go out for a run they will be targeted and killed because of the color of their skin.'"