03-13-2012, 06:13 PM
Orlando Sentinel
March 13, 2012
Sanford police turned over the Treyvon Martin shooting case to the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney's Office this afternoon.
The state attorney will now decide whether to file charges against 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a white man, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old who was walking in a gated neighborhood last month.
"State Attorney Norm Wolfinger recognizes that Trayvon Martin and his family, interested persons, and the public-at-large are entitled to no less than a through, deliberate and just review of the information provided, along with any other evidence that may or may not be developed in the course of the review process," spokeswoman Lynne Bumpus-Hooper said in an email. "We intend to honor that commitment."
Bumpus-Hooper said it's unclear how long it will take for the office to make a charging decision.
Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee said yesterday that his officers did not have enough evidence to arrest Zimmerman, a community watch member, who claimed he shot the Trayvon in self defense on Feb. 26.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH DOES NOT MEAN VIGILANTE!
Minutes before Trayvon's death, Zimmerman called the police to report a "suspicious person" walking in the neighborhood. Trayvon was walking from a 7-Eleven to the apartment of his father's fiance, a home he had visited before, with a package of Skittles in his pocket when Zimmerman spotted him.
The teenager was slain about 70 feet from the apartment where he was headed.
March 13, 2012
Sanford police turned over the Treyvon Martin shooting case to the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney's Office this afternoon.
The state attorney will now decide whether to file charges against 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a white man, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old who was walking in a gated neighborhood last month.
"State Attorney Norm Wolfinger recognizes that Trayvon Martin and his family, interested persons, and the public-at-large are entitled to no less than a through, deliberate and just review of the information provided, along with any other evidence that may or may not be developed in the course of the review process," spokeswoman Lynne Bumpus-Hooper said in an email. "We intend to honor that commitment."
Bumpus-Hooper said it's unclear how long it will take for the office to make a charging decision.
Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee said yesterday that his officers did not have enough evidence to arrest Zimmerman, a community watch member, who claimed he shot the Trayvon in self defense on Feb. 26.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH DOES NOT MEAN VIGILANTE!
Minutes before Trayvon's death, Zimmerman called the police to report a "suspicious person" walking in the neighborhood. Trayvon was walking from a 7-Eleven to the apartment of his father's fiance, a home he had visited before, with a package of Skittles in his pocket when Zimmerman spotted him.
The teenager was slain about 70 feet from the apartment where he was headed.