Sanford
VIDEO: Police chief at center of Trayvon Martin scandal steps down ‘temporarily’
Bill Lee, the Sanford police chief under fire for his department’s reaction to the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, has stepped down, temporarily he said, so as not to be a distraction as the investigation moves forward.
Thousands Rally in Florida for Trayvon Martin; Sanford Police Chief Steps Down
Coming up, after Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. stepped down, thousands of people rallied in Sanford, Florida in support of the family of Trayvon Martin. The Takeaway turns to a Sanford community leader for updates, next.
Trayvon Martin Case Prompts Reflections on Law, Order, and Community
By now, most of us have heard of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old African-American boy who was shot and killed while walking through a friend’s gated community in Sanford, Florida. The shooter was George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman who is not black, and who thought Martin looked suspicious. Martin had no weapons on him – only […]
