Spontaneous protests broke out across the country on Sunday as people reacted to the “not guilty” verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012. Demonstrators focused on racial profiling, gun violence and racial bias in the justice system. Below are scenes from some of those protests.
New York
A cut-out picture of Trayvon Martin is held aloft by marchers on Times Square, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in New York, as they gathered for a protest against the acquittal of volunteer neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman in the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Atlanta
Jediah Jones, 3, holds a sign as her mother, Keiota Jones, stands behind her during a protest in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Baltimore
A woman, who refused to be identified, carries a young boy on her shoulders as she participates in a protest in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Miami
Demonstrators hold up signs as they chant during a vigil for Trayvon Martin in Miami. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
Los Angeles
Demonstrators in a car on Crenshaw Boulevard during a protest in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Sanford, Fla.
Sam Hill, 11, wipes away tears during a youth service at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
