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Jul 14, 2013 · July 13, 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 ...
Jul 14, 2013 · Five key issues factored into George Zimmerman’s acquittal Saturday in last year’s shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin: 1. The charges filed
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Feb 2, 2022 · The names are likely familiar, even if the details have faded: in 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teen who Zimmerman, a civilian neighborhood watchman, shot during a confrontation the year before. You likely know about the shooting and Zimmerman's subsequent acquittal — but why was ...
Jul 14, 2013 · George Zimmerman walked free from a Florida courtroom late on Saturday after a jury acquitted the neighbourhood watch leader of murdering an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in a case that ...
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State of Florida v. 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.
- July 13, 2013
- Not guilty
- State of Florida v. George Zimmerman
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.
On the evening of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States, George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American. Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic man, [Note 1] was a neighborhood watch coordinator for the gated community where Martin was visiting relatives at the time of the shooting.
