Police car near Trayvon Martin shooting site riddled with bullets
In this handout provided by the Sanford Police Department, bullet holes are seen in the windows of a marked Sanford Police car that was parked as a visible deterrent in the parking lot of Bentley Elementary School after it was shot at in the early morning by an unknown assailant on April 10, 2012 in Sanford, Florida.
An unoccupied police car was hit six by bullets on Tuesday, close to where Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old unarmed teenager, was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer on Feb. 26, according to the Associated Press.
The AP said the Sanford Police cruiser was parked across the street from the gated community where Martin was shot, in order to deter tour buses from stopping and letting visitors view the entrance.
Bullets hit the front windshield and shattered the front passenger side window, said the AP. Witnesses reported hearing six gunshots. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made.
Speaking of the motive behind the shooting, Sanford Police spokesman Sgt. David Morgenstern said, "I’m not sure what their thought was. I don’t know," according to the AP.
An official told ABC News that tensions could soon reach boiling point in the city, as protests have spread about the fact that Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, has not yet been arrested.
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Mayor Jeff Triplett said, "Are we a kindling box? Sure. But we're working down a path and so far it's been absolutely peaceful," according to ABC News. He added, "You plan for the worst and hope for the best," even as ABC News reported that the emergency operation centers of three counties were raised to Level II, the same level used ahead of a hurricane.
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On Monday, the Sanford police station was shut down when a group of students calling themselves the Dream Defenders marched there and blocked the entrance, according to CBS News.
Special prosecutor Angela Corey, who is still examining the evidence in the case to decide if charges should be brought against Zimmerman, said on Monday that she would not be using a grand jury to make the decision.
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