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Gurgen4

(39 posts)
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 09:38 PM Apr 2012

George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting

This is wonderful news. Very wonderful news indeed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-zimmerman-to-be-charged-in-trayvon-martin-shooting-law

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin 45 days ago, was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday, marking a turning point in a case that has provoked nationwide debate over racial profiling.

Florida special prosecutor Angela B. Corey, who announced the charge in Jacksonville, said that “the search for justice has brought us to this moment.” She said Zimmerman had turned himself in and had the right to appear before a Seminole County magistrate Thursday.
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