Post date: Mar 24, 2012 10:11:0 PM
The demonstration Friday (March 23) was just the latest in a series of marches and rallies by Martin family supporters.
Martin was shot dead by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, 28, on February 26. Zimmerman, a white Hispanic, has said he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. The case has made headlines and prompted rallies protesting the police's handling of the shooting and what black leaders call a pattern of racial discrimination in the Florida town of Sanford.
Students in Miami, Florida rally on a football pitch to call attention to the case of Trayvon Martin. The 17-year-old was shot dead in an incident that has sparked controversy over the local police department's handling of the case.
MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 23, 2012) (NBC) - Students from Miami Southridge Senior High School rallied to call attention to the case of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Florida resident who was shot dead in a case that's attracted international attention for the local police department's handling of the case.
The U.S. Justice Department and the state of Florida have opened investigations into the case.