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Trayvon Martin Killing: FBI WILL investigate shooting of unarmed black teenager by Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman

Following a day of protests calling for the arrest of a neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot an unarmed black teen, the U.S. Justice Department announced late last night that it will investigate the case. George Zimmerman, 28, claimed he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last month in self-defense during a confrontation in a gated community in Sanford, Florida.The announcement of a federal investigation came after the devastated mother of Trayvon claimed the attack was racially motivated.
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George Zimmerman neighborhood watch captain Told NOT to Follow Trayvon by 911 operator before shooting the unarmed teen

News : The Coming Crisis (last year)

Police investigating the February shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a neighbourhood watchman admitted today investigators may have missed a racial slur by the gunman during his 911 call moments before the killing. In a ... Read Post

Zimmerman defense releases texts about guns, fighting from Trayvon Martin's phone

News : Field Notes (48 minutes ago)

By Elizabeth Chuck, Jamie Novogrod, and Tom Winter, NBC News The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the Florida shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, has released a trove of ... Read Post

Justice Dept Investigates Neighborhood Watch Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen

News : Truthdig (last year)

Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman said he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self defense, although a 911 operator told Zimmerman not to follow the teenager through an Orlando gated community. Martin can be heard on another 911... Read Post


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