17 year old Trayvon Martin was shot dead by George Zimmerman in February 2012 in Florida, USA. Zimmerman volunteered as the neighborhood watch coordinate when the shooting took place. Zimmerman claimed he acted in self defense, but he was the only one of the two with a gun. It took weeks and lots of protests before the case was fully investigated and Zimmerman was arrested. The trial lasted for over a month and Zimmerman was acquitted for second degree murder on this day in 2013. The case created sever controversies and attracted large amounts of media attention. Zimmerman caused media attention again this May when he tried to action away the gun he used to shoot Trayvon Martin.
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