25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while running in Brunswick, Ga. on Feb. 23.

The NFL Players Coalition penned a letter on Friday calling for Attorney General William Barr to investigate the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

Arbery, 25, was killed in February near his home in Brunswick, Ga. Georgia residents Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis, were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault of Arbery on Thursday. 

“We are a group of citizens, activists and athletes who are committed to achieving a world in which all individuals are treated with dignity and equality,” Players Coalition co-founder Anquan Boldin wrote. “Today, we are in mourning, and we write to request a prompt investigation by the FBI and the Department of Justice’s Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division into the tragic death of Ahmaud Abrery.”

63 current and former players signed Friday’s letter, including Tom Brady, Julian Edelman and Malcolm Jenkins. 

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