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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, 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.
Note 12] The only image of Zimmerman initially available to news media was a 7-year-old police booking photograph released by law enforcement officials after the shooting. [313] The image showed a heavy-set Zimmerman who appeared to be unhappy or angry, [ 313 ] with an imposing stare. [ 312 ]
7:19:07 – Photo taken of Zimmerman's head injuries by a civilian bystander. [21] 7:19:43 – Officer Smith takes Zimmerman into custody. [20] 7:25+ – Sanford police take a photo of George Zimmerman in a squad car. [22] 7:30 – Martin pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic. [19] 7:40 – Sanford Fire Department treats Zimmerman for his ...
A lawyer famous for getting George Zimmerman acquitted in the 2012 death of teenager Trayvon Martin says the fatal shooting of a different teen in the same Florida city last week doesn’t appear ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman now faces an attempted murder charge. A prosecutor on Thursday upgraded the charges against Matthew Apperson to attempted ...
On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention in Los Angeles. In 1923, a sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters ...
There was an altercation between the two individuals in which Zimmerman shot Martin, killing him. Zimmerman claimed self-defense [1] and was eventually charged in Martin's death. On June 10, 2013, Zimmerman's trial began in Sanford, and on July 13, a jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and of manslaughter charges. [46] [47] [48]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- George Zimmerman had moved out of Florida recently, hoping for a fresh start. In the two years since his acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, the one-time ...