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03/21/2012
Trayvon Martin Killing: 911 tape reveals possible racial slur
The Florida police department handling the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a self-appointed neighborhood watch leader admitted to ABC News tonight that investigators missed a possible racist remark by the shooter as he spoke to police dispatchers moments before the killing.
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Trayvon's parents: Trust friends' account
Trayvon Martin's parents appeared on the "Today" show Wednesday morning.
Matt Lauer asked Sybrina Fulton and Tracey Martin about the recent testimony of a 16-year-old girl who was talking over the phone with Trayvon just moments before he was shot to death.
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George Zimmerman dreamed of being a cop
When a rash of burglaries and other crimes broke out in and around a gated community in Sanford, Fla., residents wanted some form of protection. Someone raised the possibility of a neighborhood watch group. But only one resident seems to have come forward for the duties: George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, 28, is the focal point for national outrage over the fatal Feb. 26 shooting of an unarmed teen, Trayvon Martin. The 17-year-old was returning from a sugar run -- he'd bought a bag of Skittles and an iced tea at a local convenience store -- and was reportedly talking on a cellphone to his girlfriend when he crossed paths with Zimmerman. Zimmerman, meanwhile, had spotted the teen and called police to report a young black male acting suspiciously, according to phone logs.
More...
Interview with Trayvon Martin's friend
Video...
Who is crime watch volunteer George Zimmerman
George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who fired the shot that claimed the life of Trayvon Martin on a rainy night in Sanford last month, has been painted as a racist, a vigilante and a murderer.
More than a half-million people have signed an online petition calling for his arrest. He is in hiding, driven from his home by threats.
More...
Trayvon Martin's shooter had a domestic violence altercation in 2005
George Zimmerman, the Sanford man who shot and killed a Miami Gardens teen in a case that has sparked racial tension, was once part of a messy domestic violence case in Orlando.
In 2005, his ex-fiáncée, hair salon employee Veronica Zuazo, filed for a restraining order against Zimmerman — whom she called “Georgie.”
More...
Neighbor comes to defense of Trayvon Martin's shooter
A neighbor of George Zimmerman and fellow neighborhood watch captain in their Florida gated community came to his defense Tuesday, saying Zimmerman shot Miami teenager Trayvon Martin after numerous burglaries at The Retreat at Twin Lakes.
More... Video included...
Outrage, protests grow over shooting of unarmed Florida teen
Outrage over the killing of an unarmed Florida teenager grew nationwide Wednesday as at least 1,000 supporters of Trayvon Martin took to the streets of New York and a petition demanding the shooter's arrest amassed nearly 1 million signatures.
Members of Martin's family were among demonstrators in New York for a "Million Hoodie March," a reference to the attire the 17-year-old was wearing when he was shot.
"A black person in a hoodie isn't automatically suspicious," an online protest page says. "Let's put an end to racial profiling."
More... Video included...
Sanford commission votes 'no confidence' in police chief
Sanford city commissioners have voted "no confidence" in police Chief Bill Lee Jr., who has been publicly lambasted for his department's handling of the fatal shooting of Miami teenager Trayvon Martin.
Commissioner Mark McCarty made the motion that could lead to the ouster of the chief, who has been on the job just 10 months. Mayor Jeff Triplett and Commissioner Velma Williams voted with the majority.
"I take no pleasure in a public flogging of our police chief," McCarty said before a packed council chambers. "But he really should turn in his resignation."
More...
Was Fla. shooter a vigilante or good neighbor?
George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood and open garages.
Now, suddenly, people are wondering if the 28-year-old Zimmerman is an earnest if somewhat zealous young man who was just looking out for his neighborhood, or a wannabe cop who tried to take justice into his own hands.
More...
03/22/2012
Atlantans head to Fla. to call for George Zimmerman's arrest
Even in a hoodie, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin could not hide his baby face.
At 140 pounds, few believe the unarmed teen could pose much of a physical threat to the much larger 28-year-old self-styled neighborhood watchman who fatally shot the teen in February. George Zimmerman told police it was self-defense. He has not been charged with a crime, but federal investigators are now looking into the shooting.
More... Video included...
03/22/2012
Anthony Raimondo, first officer in charge of scene, involved previous cover up
Sergeant Anthony Raimondo, the patrol officer who was initially in charge of the scene on the night Trayvon Martin was killed, was also involved in an alleged police cover-up in 2010. Raimondo was at the center of a controversy that ensued when Justin Collison, the son of a Sanford police lieutenant and part of a prominent family, punched a homeless black man but was not arrested.
Local news station WFTV broke this story, which revealed that preferential treatment had been given to Collison by police after he attacked and broke the nose of his African-American victim, Sherman Ware.
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Parents of slain Fla. teen to meet with Feds
The parents of a black teen fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain will meet with U.S. Justice Department officials hours before a rally expected to draw thousands of protesters.
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Sanford city manager says police were barred from arresting Trayvon Martin's killer
The city manager of Sanford, Fla., says George Zimmerman wasn't arrested despite his confession that he fatally shot Trayvon Martin because police were legally barred from doing so.
"Zimmerman provided a statement claiming he acted in self defense, which at the time was supported by physical evidence and testimony," Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. wrote in a letter released publicly Wednesday evening. "By Florida Statute, law enforcement was PROHIBITED from making an arrest based on the facts and circumstances they had at the time."
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S. Fla. students march for Trayvon
Hundreds of students walked out of a South Florida high school, and thousands of protesters are expected in Sanford on Thursday to call for the arrest of a neighborhood watch captain accused of fatally shooting an unarmed 17-year-old South Florida boy.
Police said George Zimmerman, 28, fatally shot Trayvon Martin last month. Zimmerman claimed self-defense and was not arrested or charged in the case.
Hundreds of students left Carol City High School, which Martin once attended, and walked down streets in the area in support of Martin and in protest of the lack of an arrest.
More... Video included...
Trayvon Martin case: A collision of race, guns and Florida law
Sanford, Fla., on Thursday braced for what could be its biggest day of demonstrations over the death of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager shot by a neighborhood watch officer, George Zimmerman, last month. For those just catching up to the case that has galvanized the nation -- raising legal and social issues about race, guns and self-defense -- here's some background.
More... Video included...
Sanford police chief under fire in Trayvon Martin case
Initial police reports never mentioned that Zimmerman had a bloody nose or a wet shirt that showed evidence of a struggle. Attorneys for the dead teen’s family believe the information was added in a second report to justify the lack of an arrest.
• Police said witness statements supported Zimmerman’s account. But several of the witnesses expressed surprise, telling The Herald that they reported hearing someone crying for help just before a shot ended the cries. The 911 tapes of witness calls bolstered their claims.
• One of the witnesses who heard the crying said she called a detective repeatedly, but said he was not interested because her account differed from Zimmerman’s.
More...
Sanford police chief temprarily steps down
The police chief at the center of the Trayvon Martin shooting death says he is stepping down temporarily because he has become a distraction.
Video...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/vide...essed-part-of-Trayvon-Zimmerman-confrontation
Video: Teen witnessed part of Trayvon-Zimmerman confrontation
Teen recounts what he saw of the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman confrontation
(Austin and his sister are audible on one of the 911 recordings)
Trayvon Martin Killing: 911 tape reveals possible racial slur
The Florida police department handling the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a self-appointed neighborhood watch leader admitted to ABC News tonight that investigators missed a possible racist remark by the shooter as he spoke to police dispatchers moments before the killing.
More...
Trayvon's parents: Trust friends' account
Trayvon Martin's parents appeared on the "Today" show Wednesday morning.
Matt Lauer asked Sybrina Fulton and Tracey Martin about the recent testimony of a 16-year-old girl who was talking over the phone with Trayvon just moments before he was shot to death.
More...
George Zimmerman dreamed of being a cop
When a rash of burglaries and other crimes broke out in and around a gated community in Sanford, Fla., residents wanted some form of protection. Someone raised the possibility of a neighborhood watch group. But only one resident seems to have come forward for the duties: George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, 28, is the focal point for national outrage over the fatal Feb. 26 shooting of an unarmed teen, Trayvon Martin. The 17-year-old was returning from a sugar run -- he'd bought a bag of Skittles and an iced tea at a local convenience store -- and was reportedly talking on a cellphone to his girlfriend when he crossed paths with Zimmerman. Zimmerman, meanwhile, had spotted the teen and called police to report a young black male acting suspiciously, according to phone logs.
More...
Interview with Trayvon Martin's friend
Video...
Who is crime watch volunteer George Zimmerman
George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who fired the shot that claimed the life of Trayvon Martin on a rainy night in Sanford last month, has been painted as a racist, a vigilante and a murderer.
More than a half-million people have signed an online petition calling for his arrest. He is in hiding, driven from his home by threats.
More...
Trayvon Martin's shooter had a domestic violence altercation in 2005
George Zimmerman, the Sanford man who shot and killed a Miami Gardens teen in a case that has sparked racial tension, was once part of a messy domestic violence case in Orlando.
In 2005, his ex-fiáncée, hair salon employee Veronica Zuazo, filed for a restraining order against Zimmerman — whom she called “Georgie.”
More...
Neighbor comes to defense of Trayvon Martin's shooter
A neighbor of George Zimmerman and fellow neighborhood watch captain in their Florida gated community came to his defense Tuesday, saying Zimmerman shot Miami teenager Trayvon Martin after numerous burglaries at The Retreat at Twin Lakes.
More... Video included...
Outrage, protests grow over shooting of unarmed Florida teen
Outrage over the killing of an unarmed Florida teenager grew nationwide Wednesday as at least 1,000 supporters of Trayvon Martin took to the streets of New York and a petition demanding the shooter's arrest amassed nearly 1 million signatures.
Members of Martin's family were among demonstrators in New York for a "Million Hoodie March," a reference to the attire the 17-year-old was wearing when he was shot.
"A black person in a hoodie isn't automatically suspicious," an online protest page says. "Let's put an end to racial profiling."
More... Video included...
Sanford commission votes 'no confidence' in police chief
Sanford city commissioners have voted "no confidence" in police Chief Bill Lee Jr., who has been publicly lambasted for his department's handling of the fatal shooting of Miami teenager Trayvon Martin.
Commissioner Mark McCarty made the motion that could lead to the ouster of the chief, who has been on the job just 10 months. Mayor Jeff Triplett and Commissioner Velma Williams voted with the majority.
"I take no pleasure in a public flogging of our police chief," McCarty said before a packed council chambers. "But he really should turn in his resignation."
More...
Was Fla. shooter a vigilante or good neighbor?
George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood and open garages.
Now, suddenly, people are wondering if the 28-year-old Zimmerman is an earnest if somewhat zealous young man who was just looking out for his neighborhood, or a wannabe cop who tried to take justice into his own hands.
More...
03/22/2012
Atlantans head to Fla. to call for George Zimmerman's arrest
Even in a hoodie, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin could not hide his baby face.
At 140 pounds, few believe the unarmed teen could pose much of a physical threat to the much larger 28-year-old self-styled neighborhood watchman who fatally shot the teen in February. George Zimmerman told police it was self-defense. He has not been charged with a crime, but federal investigators are now looking into the shooting.
More... Video included...
03/22/2012
Anthony Raimondo, first officer in charge of scene, involved previous cover up
Sergeant Anthony Raimondo, the patrol officer who was initially in charge of the scene on the night Trayvon Martin was killed, was also involved in an alleged police cover-up in 2010. Raimondo was at the center of a controversy that ensued when Justin Collison, the son of a Sanford police lieutenant and part of a prominent family, punched a homeless black man but was not arrested.
Local news station WFTV broke this story, which revealed that preferential treatment had been given to Collison by police after he attacked and broke the nose of his African-American victim, Sherman Ware.
More...
Parents of slain Fla. teen to meet with Feds
The parents of a black teen fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain will meet with U.S. Justice Department officials hours before a rally expected to draw thousands of protesters.
More...
Sanford city manager says police were barred from arresting Trayvon Martin's killer
The city manager of Sanford, Fla., says George Zimmerman wasn't arrested despite his confession that he fatally shot Trayvon Martin because police were legally barred from doing so.
"Zimmerman provided a statement claiming he acted in self defense, which at the time was supported by physical evidence and testimony," Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. wrote in a letter released publicly Wednesday evening. "By Florida Statute, law enforcement was PROHIBITED from making an arrest based on the facts and circumstances they had at the time."
More...
S. Fla. students march for Trayvon
Hundreds of students walked out of a South Florida high school, and thousands of protesters are expected in Sanford on Thursday to call for the arrest of a neighborhood watch captain accused of fatally shooting an unarmed 17-year-old South Florida boy.
Police said George Zimmerman, 28, fatally shot Trayvon Martin last month. Zimmerman claimed self-defense and was not arrested or charged in the case.
Hundreds of students left Carol City High School, which Martin once attended, and walked down streets in the area in support of Martin and in protest of the lack of an arrest.
More... Video included...
Trayvon Martin case: A collision of race, guns and Florida law
Sanford, Fla., on Thursday braced for what could be its biggest day of demonstrations over the death of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager shot by a neighborhood watch officer, George Zimmerman, last month. For those just catching up to the case that has galvanized the nation -- raising legal and social issues about race, guns and self-defense -- here's some background.
More... Video included...
Sanford police chief under fire in Trayvon Martin case
Initial police reports never mentioned that Zimmerman had a bloody nose or a wet shirt that showed evidence of a struggle. Attorneys for the dead teen’s family believe the information was added in a second report to justify the lack of an arrest.
• Police said witness statements supported Zimmerman’s account. But several of the witnesses expressed surprise, telling The Herald that they reported hearing someone crying for help just before a shot ended the cries. The 911 tapes of witness calls bolstered their claims.
• One of the witnesses who heard the crying said she called a detective repeatedly, but said he was not interested because her account differed from Zimmerman’s.
More...
Sanford police chief temprarily steps down
The police chief at the center of the Trayvon Martin shooting death says he is stepping down temporarily because he has become a distraction.
Video...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/vide...essed-part-of-Trayvon-Zimmerman-confrontation
Video: Teen witnessed part of Trayvon-Zimmerman confrontation
Teen recounts what he saw of the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman confrontation
(Austin and his sister are audible on one of the 911 recordings)