A verdict has been reached!
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain turned vigilante, has been found NOT GUILTY in the murder of the unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin! After 16 hours of deliberating, jurors returned the controversial verdict to a tense courtroom.
Before deciding the fate of Zimmerman, the jury–comprised of six women– asked for clarification of the instructions involving manslaughter. Zimmerman
Trayvon Martin and Sybrina Fulton were, according to reports, not in the courtroom. Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges and released from the hold of the judicial system. Demonstrators outside the courthouse chanted “No Justice, No Peace!”
The Martin family reacted on Twitter:
God blessed Me & Sybrina with Tray and even in his death I know my baby proud of the FIGHT we along with all of you put up for him GOD BLESS—
Tracy Martin (@BTraymartin9) July 14, 2013
Thanks to everyone who are with us and who will be with us si we together can make sure that this doesn’t happen again—
Tracy Martin (@BTraymartin9) July 14, 2013
Even though I am broken hearted my faith is unshattered I WILL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY TRAY—
Tracy Martin (@BTraymartin9) July 14, 2013
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