Zimmerman charged with 2nd degree murder

Florida's Special Prosecutor Angela Corey has announced that George Zimmerman has been charged with 2nd degree murder in the death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman avoided arrest when he said he shot Martin in the chest out of self-defense and in accordance with Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law.

Corey started a press conference saying she had talked to the "sweet parents" of Trayvon Martin in the search for his killer. "We prosecute on the facts...and the laws of the State of Florida," Corey said. "We are ministers and prosecutors of truth. We look out for our precious victims. When we charge a person, we are committed to justice," Corey said. Zimmerman has been charged with Murder in the 2nd degree. "Trayvon's family are the constitutional victims in this case," Corey said.