By ALYSSA NEWCOMB <http://abcnews.go.com/author/alyssa_newcomb> (
@alyssanewcomb <http://twitter.com/alyssanewcomb>) July 14, 2013

The NAACP was "outraged" over the not-guilty verdict in the George
Zimmerman  <http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/george-zimmerman.htm>murder
trial and called on the Department of Justice to prosecute Zimmerman for
shooting Trayvon Martin.

"We are outraged and heartbroken over today's verdict," NAACP President
Benjamin Jealous said in a statement.

"We will pursue civil rights charges with the Department of Justice, we
will continue to fight for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every
state, and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is
outlawed," Jealous said.

A civil rights probe had previously been opened by the Department of
Justice and a spokeswoman said the department would continue to "evaluate
the evidence generated during the federal investigation, as well as the
evidence and testimony from the state trial."

Zimmerman shot and killed Martin in Sanford on Feb. 26, 2012. Zimmerman,
29, maintains he shot Martin, 17, in self-defense, while the state argued
that Zimmerman "profiled" Martin and concluded he was a criminal.

The case took on racial overtones after police declined to charge
Zimmerman, who is white and Hispanic. Martin was black.

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Police in Florida had braced for the verdict, but there was no outburst of
violence.

Sanford Police Department Investigator Ronny Neal said it was "very quiet."

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"We have people patrolling right now, nothing different than usual. Nothing
out of the ordinary," he said. In Miami and other south Florida cities,
police created places for people to peacefully protest, monitoring social
media and urging people to remain calm.

Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the Martin family, acknowledged the
disappointment of Trayvon Martin's supporters, but he urged them not to
resort to violence.

"For Trayvon to rest in peace, we must all be peaceful," Crump said.

Hundreds of demonstrators wiped away tears and expressed disbelief outside
of the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford after the jury's verdict was
read Saturday night.

A woman named Barbara told ABC News she had traveled from Georgia to be
outside the courthouse for the verdict.

"I just thought we were going to get some kind of justice," she said,
calling it a "cruel system."

Martin's parents were not in the courtroom when the verdict was read,
however his father, Tracy Martin, tweeted after that he was "brokenhearted."

"Even though I am broken hearted my faith is unshattered I WILL ALWAYS LOVE
MY BABY TRAY," Martin wrote.

"Thanks to everyone who are with us and who will be with us so we together
can make sure that this doesn't happen again," he said.

Rev. Jesse Jackson tweeted that the "American legal system has once again
failed justice," but urged his followers to "avoid violence."

"We are saddened and disappointed by this decision. It is a pattern
involving young black men that is too often repeating itself," Jackson
wrote.

"Avoid violence, it will lead to more tragedies," he wrote. "Find a way for
self construction not deconstruction in this time of despair."

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