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March 28, 2012

Report: Detective Sought Charges in Trayvon Martin Killing 
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Details continue to emerge on the killing of the 17-year-old Florida
teenager Trayvon Martin. According to ABC News, the lead homicide
investigator at the crime scene called for manslaughter charges against
Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, on the night of the shooting. In an
affidavit, the investigator, Chris Serino, said he had doubts about
Zimmerman's account. Serino was overruled by the state attorney's
office, which accepted Zimmerman's claim of self-defense.



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