Politics & Government
Zimmerman Not Guilty: West Cobb Reacts
The jury's decision was read late Saturday night. See how Twitter users in West Cobb and other nearby areas have reacted, and share your thoughts on the case.
After two days of deliberation, the jury in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial came back with a not guilty verdict Saturday evening.
Zimmerman, 29, was on trial for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17, in the Sanford area. The death and subsequent trail created racial tensions and raised questions about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.
You can read some of the reactions from residents in Powder Springs, Marietta and other nearby communities in the Twitter search results attached to this article.
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