George Zimmerman | |
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| Born | George Michael Zimmerman October 5, 1983 Manassas, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Insurance underwriter |
| Known for | Fatally shooting Trayvon Martin |
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Shellie Nicole Dean
(m. 2007; div. 2013) |
George Michael Zimmerman (born October 5, 1983) is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American teenager, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. On July 13, 2013, he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was the target of a shooting. The perpetrator was convicted of attempted murder.