A jury consisting of six Florida women found George Zimmerman not guilty in the murder of black youth Trayvon Martin late on Saturday. The Martins’ attorney remarked, “This family is heartbroken that the killer of their son is not going to be held accountable. It makes no sense that in 2013 you can follow and shoot an unarmed teenager walking home with nothing other than candy and a drink, and go free.”
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