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Raphael Cuevas, left, and Jashua Castro stop at a memorial to Trayvon Martin outside The Retreat at Twin Lakes community where Trayvon was shot by George Michael Zimmerman while on Neighborhood Watch patrol in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman's claim of shooting the teen in self-defense has been questioned by community leaders.
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An undated handout photo of Trayvon Martin.
Msnbc.com staff and NBC News reports:
A grand jury will investigate the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old shot to death in a gated community in Florida on Feb. 26, state attorney Norm Wolfinger announced Tuesday.
Martin was shot by George Zimmerman, a resident who was patrolling the gated community in his car. Martin was returning from a convenience store where he had just purchased candy and iced tea.
Law enforcement officers did not arrest Zimmermen after the incident, citing Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law that allows potential crime victims who are “in fear of great bodily injury” to use deadly force in public areas. Critics of the 2005 law call it the “Shoot first (ask questions later) law.
Related coverage:
- Trayvon Martin case to go to grand jury
- Mom: Trayvon Martin was killed because of ‘the color of his skin
- Feds to probe death of Florida teen
In the wake of growing public outrage, the FBI and Department of Justice are now looking into the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teen in Florida by a neighborhood watch volunteer. NBC's Lilia Luciano reports.
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David E. Hickman died for your freedom.
David E. Hickman died for Trayvon's freedom to go to a corner store without being TERRORIZED.
George Zimmerman is a TERRORIST.
Dam Shame in 2012 the injustice continues the police are as guilty as the murderer !!
Alot of people at the police department should be fired for not fully investigating this injustice. Sanford is not to far from Orlando I mean this is not the back woods of the bayou here this is Main street USA in 2012.
Fist off off if this was a white person then there would not be such a outrage, when you act like a thug in other peoples nabor hoods walking around wearing a hoodie with your hands down your pants and your parents are to much of low lifes to take you to the store then this kinds stuff ends up happening