U.S. Is Not Seeking Civil-Rights Charges Over Trayvon Martin's Death

Story by Bloomberg
Written by Del Wilber

Federal prosecutors won’t bring charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a black Florida teenager whose killing by a neighborhood watch volunteer three years ago sparked a national debate about race.

Prosecutors concluded there wasn’t enough evidence of a civil-rights violation by George Zimmerman, who shot the 17-year-old during a confrontation on a street in Sanford, Florida, according to the Justice Department.

Zimmerman, who was legally carrying a firearm at the time, was acquitted of second-degree murder in July of 2013.

“A comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement from the department.
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