![]() In the ensuing trial, he was found not guilty (CNN Library 2021). About six weeks later, Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder by a special prosecutor, Angela Corey, who had been appointed by Florida's governor. As part of the initial investigation, Zimmerman was extensively interviewed by police, but was released under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law, which indicated police could not arrest him for his actions. There were allegations of racial profiling-the use of race alone to determine whether to detain or investigate someone. According to Zimmerman, Martin attacked him, and in the ensuing scuffle, Zimmerman shot and killed Martin (CNN Library 2021).Ī public outcry followed Martin’s death. ![]() ![]() Several people in the community heard yelling, cries for help, and saw two people on the ground. But Zimmerman did follow the teen, and, soon after, they had a physical confrontation. Those, they always get away." The 911 operator told Zimmerman not to follow the teen, as was also stated in the police neighborhood watch guidelines that had been provided to Zimmerman. During the call, Zimmerman said in reference to suspicious people, " punks. In light of a recent rash of break-ins, Zimmerman called the police to report a person acting suspiciously, which he had done on many other occasions. As he was returning, George Zimmerman, a White Hispanic man and the community’s neighborhood watch program coordinator, noticed him. Trayvon went on foot to buy a snack from a nearby convenience store. On the evening of February 26, 2012, he was visiting with his father and his father’s fiancée in the Sanford, Florida multi-ethnic gated community where his father's fiancée lived. Trayvon Martin was a seventeen-year-old Black teenager.
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