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Review | We Own This City: gritty tale of politics and police corruption

Back on the mean streets of the American city of Baltimore, The Wire’s David Simon has crafted another immersive and timely narrative.

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Gun violence in the US

George Zimmerman sues family of Trayvon Martin, the teen he shot and killed

Neighbourhood watch volunteer acquitted of homicide in 2012 incident is suing victim’s relatives and others involved in case for US$100 million.

5 Dec 2019 - 5:33AM

George Zimmerman waits to address the court at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Centre in October 2016. Photo: Orlando Sentinel via TNS

Gun violence in the US

No love for Trayvon Martin’s killer as Tinder and Bumble remove his profile

Under the name ‘Carter’, George Zimmerman said he ‘loves adventure’ but is ‘also down for a quiet night with take-out’.

20 Apr 2019 - 4:26AM

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George Zimmerman allegedly sells Trayvon Martin gun for US$100K

19 May 2016 - 4:15PM

Prank bid from ‘Racist McShootface’ puts US$65m price tag on gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin

14 May 2016 - 12:24PM

George Zimmerman while on trial. Photo: AP

Zimmerman homeless two years after shooting teenager Trayvon Martin

George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted last year of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin, says he's homeless, jobless and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.

18 Feb 2014 - 7:05AM

Florida juror says Zimmerman got away with murder

26 Jul 2013 - 4:12PMvideocam

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Jay Z and Beyonce join US protests over Trayvon Martin verdict

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AM

Celebrities Jay-Z (left) and Beyonce made surprise appearances at a Trayvon Martin rally in New York. Photo: Reuters

Trayvon Martin could have been me, says Barack Obama in stirring speech

"Wow" is what Joseph Jones, the president of the Centre for Urban Families in Baltimore, said after watching US President Barack Obama's unexpected and deeply personal plea on race and crime on Friday. Like many African-Americans, Jones felt a surge of pride, recognition and hope when he heard the first African-American president speak so candidly about race relations in the US.

21 Jul 2013 - 9:28AM

Obama pauses as he speaks at the White House about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Photo: AP

How they see it

21 Jul 2013 - 3:24AM

Holder urges rethink on US self-defence laws

US Attorney General Eric Holder has called for a rethink of "stand-your-ground" laws following the acquittal of a neighbourhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager.

18 Jul 2013 - 4:09AMvideocam

Zimmerman case shows danger of gun-toting citizen law enforcers

Protests across the US that erupted in the wake of a Florida jury's acquittal of George Zimmerman over the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin have largely focused on race.

17 Jul 2013 - 4:42AM

Protest against the acquittal of George Zimmerman. Photo: Reuters

Zimmerman jury evenly split at first, juror says

A juror from the trial of Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman for the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin said the six-woman panel was sharply divided when deliberations began.

17 Jul 2013 - 2:29AMvideocam

George Zimmerman, right, is congratulated by his defence team after being found not guilty. Photo: AP

Skittles the symbol of dead teen Trayvon Martin's innocence

About the only thing that everyone agrees on is what Trayvon Martin was carrying when he died. There were his clothes, including a black hooded top with a badge pinned to it showing a picture of his dead cousin. There was his cellphone, on which he had been talking to a friend. In his pockets were a cigarette lighter, some earphones, a can of Arizona watermelon fruit juice cocktail, a little over US$40 in cash, a bag of Skittles he had just bought from a nearby 7-Eleven, and no weapon of any kind.

17 Jul 2013 - 2:29AMvideocam

Civil rights case urged after acquittal over Trayvon Martin killing

The acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watchman cleared of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin, spurred new calls for a federal civil rights prosecution and suggestions that the youth's family may bring a lawsuit.

16 Jul 2013 - 4:30AMvideocam

Zimmerman keen to go to law school to help those wrongly accused

After his acquittal on murder charges, George Zimmerman may go to law school so he can help people wrongly accused of crimes like himself, friends said. After he was found not guilty of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin, one of the first calls Zimmerman, 29, made was to defence witness John Donnelly and his wife Leanne Benjamin.

16 Jul 2013 - 2:02AM

George Zimmerman smiles after hearing the verdict. Photo: AP

Thousands march across US against not guilty verdict for Zimmerman

Thousands protested across the United States on Sunday against the acquittal of neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman, a day after his trial for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin ended in Florida.

16 Jul 2013 - 10:39AMvideocam

George Zimmerman not-guilty verdict sparks protests in US

Angry protesters marched in US cities after George Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watch volunteer, was found not guilty by a Florida jury in the shooting death last year of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

16 Jul 2013 - 3:28AM

Not guilty verdict sets Zimmerman free but divides community

Before the jury in the George Zimmerman murder case brought back its verdict, the judge warned those in the court against any untoward displays of emotion or outbursts.

15 Jul 2013 - 4:38AM

Defendant George Zimmerman listens impassively as the not-guilty verdict is delivered. Photo: Reuters

Defence backed over shooting of Trayvon Martin

A forensic expert has backed George Zimmerman's account of his fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, testifying in the neighbourhood watchman's US murder trial that evidence showed he was under the unarmed black teenager when he fired his gun.

11 Jul 2013 - 3:01AMvideocam

A graphic reconstruction of the killing shown at the trial.Photo: AFP

Jury selection starts in George Zimmerman's Florida trial for killing Trayvon Martin

11 Jun 2013 - 10:59PM

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Trayvon Martin

The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman took place on the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida in the United States. Martin was an unarmed 17-year-old African American high school student. Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American, was the neighbourhood watch co-ordinator for the gated community where Martin was temporarily staying and where the shooting took place. Zimmerman was acquitted of murder on July 13 triggering protests against racial profiling across America and calls for a federal civil rights prosecution.

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5 Feb 1995

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7 October, 2024