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The Shooting Of Trayvon Martin
"The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon Martin was a 17-year-old African American male who was unarmed; George Zimmerman is a 28-year-old Hispanic American, who at the time of the shooting was a community watch coordinator.
Martin was walking back to a home in a gated community where he was staying when Zimmerman began following him, while contacting the Sanford Police Department to report Martin's behavior as suspicious. Soon afterward, there was a confrontation that ended with Zimmerman fatally shooting Martin once in the chest at close range.
When police arrived on the scene, Zimmerman claimed he shot Martin in self-defense because Martin had attacked him. According to police, Zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and had a wound on the back of his head. Responding officers handcuffed Zimmerman, took him into custody, and transported him to the Sanford Police Department where he was questioned by investigators. Zimmerman was eventually released without being charged because police said they did not find evidence to contradict his assertion of self-defense. The lead homicide investigator reportedly said he did not believe it was self-defense and he wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter, but the state attorney's office said there was insufficient evidence for a conviction.
The circumstances around Martin's death, including Florida's Stand Your Ground law, received national and international attention. Allegations of racial motivations and police misconduct triggered public demands for Zimmerman's arrest.
On April 11, 2012, State Attorney Angela Corey announced that she had filed charges" for murder in the second degree against Zimmerman and that he had surrendered to authorities in Florida and had been arrested."
There is a picture I found.
Tl;dr:
A African American called Travyon Martin was walking home and a person called George Zimmerman shot him to death because he was black. George claimed that Travyon had hit him in the nose.
What's your thoughts on this?
Martin was walking back to a home in a gated community where he was staying when Zimmerman began following him, while contacting the Sanford Police Department to report Martin's behavior as suspicious. Soon afterward, there was a confrontation that ended with Zimmerman fatally shooting Martin once in the chest at close range.
When police arrived on the scene, Zimmerman claimed he shot Martin in self-defense because Martin had attacked him. According to police, Zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and had a wound on the back of his head. Responding officers handcuffed Zimmerman, took him into custody, and transported him to the Sanford Police Department where he was questioned by investigators. Zimmerman was eventually released without being charged because police said they did not find evidence to contradict his assertion of self-defense. The lead homicide investigator reportedly said he did not believe it was self-defense and he wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter, but the state attorney's office said there was insufficient evidence for a conviction.
The circumstances around Martin's death, including Florida's Stand Your Ground law, received national and international attention. Allegations of racial motivations and police misconduct triggered public demands for Zimmerman's arrest.
On April 11, 2012, State Attorney Angela Corey announced that she had filed charges" for murder in the second degree against Zimmerman and that he had surrendered to authorities in Florida and had been arrested."
There is a picture I found.
Tl;dr:
A African American called Travyon Martin was walking home and a person called George Zimmerman shot him to death because he was black. George claimed that Travyon had hit him in the nose.
What's your thoughts on this?
[03:39] <idabosswiz> can't you just set up a pass for ddos?
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