Politics & Government

Zimmerman Not Guilty: Bloomingdale, Riverview and Tampa Bay React

The jury's decision was read late Saturday night.

After two days of deliberation, the jury in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial came back with a not guilty verdict.

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.

On the Bloomingdale-Riverview Facebook page, reaction was mixed. Here's what some fans had to say.

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  • Laura Boghosian Conte Agree with the verdict! Not enough evidence to prove it was not a dreadful accident!! 
  • Kristi Griffith Shocked! !!! 
  • James Vann Total miscarriage of justice!! 
  • Kerry Marion Don't see enough evidence. 
  • Kim Mitchell This case has been very troubling for me...I just have a gut feeling that he just got away with murder...I can't explain it, but I saw a black aura around Zimmerman (he came across to me as very arrogant - a power hungry wannabe cop)...I could be wrong.. 

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