Martin supporters stage protests after Zimmerman verdict

Many people who are angry about yesterday’s verdict in the Zimmerman case are protesting in several locations nationwide.

Approximately 200 people protested in San Diego at 8 p.m. yesterday. People carried signs with slogans as they marched down Mission Street. The peaceful march ended around 10 p.m.

Reverend Ira Acree told NBC News that "[the community should become] a united voice for peace."

The protest in Oakland at 14th and Broadway was not so peaceful. Police in riot gear appeared after reports of vandalism at approximately 11:30 p.m. The protests continued well after midnight.

People protested in Sacramento as well.

"I was stunned. I was very disturbed,” protester Tommy Brown told the Sacramento Bee. "Had Zimmerman approached Martin as a mentor in a positive manner, it could have been a different situation."

Some people who attended services at Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan today wore hooded sweatshirts today in support of Martin.

"[W]e're going to raise our voices against the root causes of this kind of tragedy," Reverend Jacqueline Lewis told her congregation during the service today.

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