This evening a decision was reached in the trial of George Zimmerman, a man accused of shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin February 26, 2012. Zimmerman, 29, has maintained he shot the teenage boy in self-defense, and was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter. The death of Martin and the subsequent trial raised issues of race relations and the controversial Stand Your Ground Law in Florida’s legal system.

Here are some early celebrity Twitter reactions to the not guilty verdict:

1. As the jury began deliberation, Miley Cyrus shared prayerful thoughts: