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Posted: 2020-05-08T18:11:12Z | Updated: 2020-05-08T18:19:29Z

Protesters gathered in Brunswick, Georgia, to demand justice on what would have been the birthday of an unarmed Black man gunned down while jogging.

Demonstrators rallied outside the citys courthouse, where two suspects in the death of Ahmaud Arbery are scheduled to appear later Friday. Protesters demanded Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson resign and sang Happy Birthday to a man who should have been celebrating turning 26.

Today wouldve been Ahmauda 26th birthday. They just released balloons as they sing happy birthday on the steps of the courthouse pic.twitter.com/nmLfM5Zh91

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Today wouldve been Ahmauda 26th birthday. They just released balloons as they sing happy birthday on the steps of the courthouse pic.twitter.com/nmLfM5Zh91

Wright Gazaway (@wgazawayWTOC) May 8, 2020

Arbery was killed Feb. 23 when two armed white men confronted him as he was out for a jog. Graphic cellphone footage that surfaced more than two months after Arberys death shows Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis McMichael, 34, confront the unarmed Black man as he attempts to jog past their vehicle. Arbery is shot by a man identified as Travis McMichael, seen holding a shotgun, the video shows. The 25-year-old then collapses to the ground.

Gregory McMichael was also armed with a .357 Magnum, police said. Both men told police they believed Arbery to be burglar and were able to walk free after giving their version of events. But after the videos release, a swell of outcries caused the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to arrest the father and son on Thursday .