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March 27 (Bloomberg) -- A month after Trayvon Martin was shot dead, his family and hundreds of marchers want one thing: George Zimmerman arrested.
"He needs to be put on trial," Tracy Martin, Trayvon's father, told the City Council yesterday in Sanford, Florida. "He needs to be given a sentence by a jury of his peers."
Martin, an unarmed, black 17-year-old from Miami Gardens who was out of school because of a drug-related suspension, was shot Feb. 26 in his father's gated community by Zimmerman, whose mother is Hispanic and father is white. Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch member suspicious because of recent burglaries, has claimed self-defense and hasn't been arrested. The situation has prompted rallies across the nation and, residents say, fractured this city of 54,000 about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Orlando.
Zimmerman, 28, remains in hiding because of death threats. Acting Sanford Police Chief Darren Scott urged patience for those who prefer a "quick and positive resolution in this tragic event."
