Demonstrators from across the country are protesting a jury’s decision to clear George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager while the Justice Department considers whether to file criminal civil rights charges.
Rallies on Sunday attracted anywhere from a few dozen people to more than a thousand as demonstrators voiced their support for 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s family — and decried Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict as a miscarriage of justice.
A verdict protest is planned in Wichita Monday. The rally is organized by the Kansas Justice Advocates. The organizers say they want the US Justice Department to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. The protest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. near 21st and Hillside.