George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder

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Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey on Wednesday announced that George Zimmerman will be charged with second-degree murder. She confirmed that Zimmerman — the Sanford, Florida, neighborhood watch supervisor who shot unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin — is in custody after turning himself in.

“It is the search for justice for Trayvon that brought us here to this moment,” she said at the opening of the press conference.

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