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George Michael Zimmerman (born October 5, 1983) is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American teenager, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. On July 13, 2013, he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v.
- American
- George Michael Zimmerman, October 5, 1983 (age 40), Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
- Insurance underwriter
- Fatally shooting Trayvon Martin
Feb 26, 2022 · Ten years ago this week, George Zimmerman made national and international headlines after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager.
Feb 26, 2022 · George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin in 2013, but faced legal troubles, financial woes and racial controversies. He sold the gun he used, threatened his ex-girlfriend, and was kicked off dating apps for using a fake name.
- Bevan Hurley
Feb 27, 2022 · Since the former neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin was acquitted of murder, Zimmerman, once described by GQ as “the most hated free man in America,” has stayed in the news...
- Timothy Bella
Jul 14, 2013 · SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, igniting a national debate on racial profiling and civil rights, was...
George Zimmerman was a criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012. On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman, a Hispanic man, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager.
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Feb 24, 2015 · The Justice Department announced that it found insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. The decision was based on the high legal standard of proof required for federal hate crime prosecution. The federal investigation was conducted separately from the state's case and reviewed all the evidence from both.
