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On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman, a man who self-identifies as Hispanic, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager.
Jul 13, 2013 · George Zimmerman never denied shooting Trayvon Martin, but he said he did so in self defense. Late Saturday night, a Florida jury found him not guilty in the teenager’s death.
In a widely reported trial, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder for Martin's death, but acquitted by the jury after claiming self-defense. The incident was reviewed by the Department of Justice for potential civil rights violations, but no additional charges were filed. Parties involved. Trayvon Martin. Main article: Trayvon Martin.
Jul 14, 2013 · A six-woman jury accepted self-defense as justification for the death of Trayvon Martin, 17, by George Zimmerman in a Florida shooting that ignited a national debate on racial profiling and...
Feb 24, 2015 · The Justice Department announced today that the independent federal investigation 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.
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. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was the target of a shooting.
The Zimmerman trial is a trial that never should have happened. On February 24, 2015, the Justice Department, after interviewing 75 witnesses, closed its investigation into the Trayvon Martin killing without filing any federal charges.
Dec 4, 2019 · The U.S. Justice Department announced it will not prosecute George Zimmerman on civil rights charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The news was delivered to Martin's parents in...
Jul 14, 2013 · - Following nearly three weeks of testimony, a jury of six women in the George Zimmerman trial has found the former neighborhood watch volunteer not guilty of second-degree murder. He was...
Jun 24, 2013 · Opening statements began in the second-degree murder trial against George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman is charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
