Pictures: George Zimmerman trial verdict reaction
Kari Reay, left, and Estefania Galvis, right, stand with a small group of protesters along U.S. Highway 17-92 in Sanford in front of the courthouse on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Jacarrio Williams, 10, from Orlando holds a sign while potesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Protesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Kari Reay, left, and her son Kavin Peterson, 11, both from New Smyrna Beach, stand with a small group of protesters along U.S. Highway 17-92 in Sanford in front of the courthouse on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Protesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Gary Marion speaks to a group of protesters and onlookers as they start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Gloria Alcius holds a sign as protesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Protesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Protesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Potesters and onlookers start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Gloria Alcius from Orlando stands with protesters and onlookers as they start to gather at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Kari Reay, left, and Estefania Galvis, right, stand with a small group of protesters along U.S. Highway 17-92 in Sanford in front of the courthouse on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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A small group of protesters stand along U.S. Highway 17-92 in Sanford in front of the courthouse on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Lashanett Lorraine from Orlando stands with a small group of protesters along U.S. Highway 17-92 in Sanford in front of the courthouse on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Wearing a Trayvon Martin hoodie and shirt, Nysha King, left, and Nichole Mitchell dance with other church members at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Lowman J. Oliver speaks about his displeasure over the the George Zimmerman verdict in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Stepanie Boyd worships with a small crowd at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Wearing a Trayvon Martin hoodie and shirt, Nysha King, left, and Nichole Mitchell dance with other church members at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Dr. Inga Smith worships with a small crowd at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Stepanie Boyd worships with a small crowd at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Lowman J. Oliver speaks about his displeasure over the the George Zimmerman verdict in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Nichole Mitchell, center, sings along with other memebers at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Zariyah Braston, 6, sits with the kids choir at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Members stand together in prayer at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Wearing a Trayvon Martin hoodie and shirt, Nysha King, left, and Nichole Mitchell dance with other church members at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Diamond Hill, 17, sings along with other memebers at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Members stand together in prayer at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Stepanie Boyd worships with a small crowd at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Lowman J. Oliver speaks about his displeasure over the the George Zimmerman verdict in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Diamond Hill, 17, sings along with other memebers at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Stepanie Boyd worships with a small crowd at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Diamond Hill, 17, sings along with other memebers at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Stepanie Boyd worships with a small crowd at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Wearing a Trayvon Martin hoodie and shirt, Nysha King, left, and Nichole Mitchell dance with other church members at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Wearing a Trayvon Martin hoodie, Nysha King dances with other church members at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford on Sunday, July 14, 2013. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Sanford Police and Seminole County Sheriffs Office on the streets Saturday, July 13, 2013 after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
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Sanford Police and Seminole County Sheriffs Office on the streets Saturday, July 13, 2013 after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
Candles burn throught the night Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Trayvon Martin memorial just before the verdict came that George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
Emma Encarnasion,right, of Sanford cries Saturday, July 13, 2013 after George Zimmerman is found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
Francis Oliver,left, of Sanford lights a candle Saturday, July 13, 2013 at TrayvonMartin memorial just before the verdict that George Zimmerman was found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
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Craig Woodard and his son Dante’, 13, from Tampa stand outside of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center after the not guilty verdict was read on Saturday, July 13, 2013. “Just saddened. That could have been my son,” said Craig Woodard. Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
A woman weeps outside of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center after the not guilty verdict was read on Saturday, July 13, 2013. “Just saddened. That could have been my son,” said Craig Woodard. Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom a free man after being found not guilty, on the 25th day of Zimmerman’s trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., Saturday, July 13, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Protesters yell “Nationwide protests!” outside of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center after the not guilty verdict was read on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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Cheryl Smith reacts Saturday, July 13, 2013 after Geroge Zimmerman is found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
Cheryl Smith reacts Saturday, July 13, 2013 after Geroge Zimmerman is found not guilty. (Red Huber/Staff Photographer) (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
Linda O’Neal sits in disappointment with her children after the verdict releasing George Zimmerman. Protesters outside the Seminole County Justice Center in Sanford wait for the Zimmerman verdict. July 13, 2013 (George Skene/Orlando Sentinel) (George Skene / Orlando Sentinel)
Bystanders and protesters stand in disbelief at the not guilty verdict while outside of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
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William Lee from Orlando expresses his displeasure at the not guilty verdict while outside of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Bystanders and protesters stand in disbelief at the not guilty verdict while outside of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel) (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
The sun sets behind the Seminole Justice Center in Sanford, Fla. as jurors continue deliberating the murder case against George Zimmerman on Saturday, July 14, 2013. (George Skene / Orlando Sentinel)
Law enforcement officers pull apart demonstrators who were arguing at the Seminole Justice Center in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013 as people wait for the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial. (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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Tatiandra Williams from Orlando rests on the ground with Skittles and an Arizona iced tea in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Tatiandra Williams from Orlando rests on the ground with Skittles and an Arizona iced tea in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Marisol Marques from Tampa puts out Justice for Trayvon signs. Protesters outside the Seminole County Justice Center in Sanford wait for the Zimmerman verdict. (George Skene / Orlando Sentinel)
Protesters outside the Seminole County Justice Center in Sanford wait for the Zimmerman verdict. A protester simulates Trayvon’s death. (George Skene / Orlando Sentinel)
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Tatiandra Williams from Orlando rests on the ground with Skittles and an Arizona iced tea in front of the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Ed Wilson of Seminole County was the first spectator and demonstrator on the scene Saturday morning. Protesters outside the Seminole County Justice Center in Sanford wait for the Zimmerman verdict. (George Skene / Orlando Sentinel)
Only 3 protesters stand in front of a quiet Seminole County Criminal Justice Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jury deliberations continue on Saturday. George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)