Haenam Kinney, right, and her son Abraham, 11, who live in the gated community in Sanford, Fla. In this undated photo, Trayvon Martin holds an unidentified baby. Martin, 17, was fatally shot Feb.
The shooter has claimed self-defense and has not been arrested, angering the black community. Hours later, thousands of Sanford residents and protesters from across the country attended a rally for Trayvon Martin, a black teen fatally shot by a neighborhood-watch captain.
About three hours later, Gov. Rick Scott announced that the local state attorney, Norman Wolfinger, had recused himself from the case. This website uses cookies to personalize your content including ads , and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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The incident came five years after two white private security guards with ties to the police department shot and killed a black teenager. The guards - one the son of a Sanford police officer and the other a department volunteer - said they opened fire in self-defence, claiming the teenager attempted to run them over. Evidence showed the teenager died from a gunshot in the back. The cases were eventually dismissed due to lack of evidence. The Martin case generated mostly local interest in the days following the February 26 shooting but has steadily drawn the national spotlight, which has only grown in recent days since the state of Florida and U.
A mostly black crowd that city officials estimated at 10, gathered in a Sanford park to protest against the handling of the Martin case and what black leaders have called a pattern of racial discrimination in Sanford and elsewhere in a country that nonetheless has elected a black president.
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