Neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was cleared of all
charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black
teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over
racial profiling, self-defence and equal justice.
Mr. Zimmerman,
29, blinked and barely smiled when the verdict was announced. He could
have been convicted of second-degree murder or manslaughter. But the
jury of six women, all but one of them white, reached a verdict of not
guilty after deliberating well into the night. Their names have not been
made public, and they declined to speak to the media.
Mr. Martin’s mother and father were not in the courtroom when the
verdict was read; supporters of his family who had gathered outside
yelled “No! No!” upon learning of the not guilty verdict.
The
teen’s father, Tracy, reacted on Twitter: “Even though I am broken
hearted my faith is unshattered I WILL ALWAYS LOVE MY BABY TRAY.”
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