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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. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was the target of a shooting.
- American
- George Michael Zimmerman, October 5, 1983 (age 40), Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
- Insurance underwriter
- Fatally shooting Trayvon Martin
Feb 26, 2022 · George Zimmerman, the acquitted shooter in the death of Trayvon Martin, faces a Seminole circuit judge during a first-appearance hearing on charges including aggravated assault stemming from a...
Feb 10, 2022 · George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin in 2013, but faced legal troubles, financial woes and death threats. He also tried to cash in on his infamy with art, boxing and books, but failed to find success.
- Bevan Hurley
Feb 27, 2022 · 9 min. The moment that George Zimmerman became unrecognizable to Leanne Benjamin, she says, came when the Florida man finally realized that there was a chance he could go to prison for killing...
- Timothy Bella
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 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.
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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...