“A comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement, but added that “We, as a nation, must take concrete steps to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future.”
Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman in Sanford, Florida, fatally shot Martin during an altercation in February 2012. He was acquitted of murder charges in July 2013, by a jury that rejected the prosecutors’ case as lacking sufficient evidence.
“After a thorough and independent investigation into the facts surrounding the shooting, federal investigators determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt” that Zimmerman’s conduct violated federal criminal civil rights statutes.
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