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George Zimmerman

American neighborhood watch coordinator who shot and killed Trayvon Martin


George Zimmerman
George Zimmerman

George Michael Zimmerman is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American teenager, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. On July 13, 2013, he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was the target of a shooting. The perpetrator was convicted of attempted murder.

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