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Sharpton Rally in Sanford Draws Thousands Rev. Al Sharpton brought thousands to Sanford Thursday night. It was a busy day with quick moving changes in the Trayvon Martin investigation. At a rally in Fort Mellon Park in Sanford Thursday night the family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin joined civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton and other African American leaders in calling for justice in the case. Reverend Sharpton praised the peaceful activities of the nearly 8 thousand people attending. "Just with what you’ve done on the grassroots level, we’ve seen today the governor put a new prosecutor in. We met with the justice department, the chief said he did a temporary leave, no we want permanent justice," he said. Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett also attended the meeting and was praised by Congresswoman Corrine Brown for releasing 9-1-1 tapes and meeting with U.S. Justice Department officials quickly. Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee announced he is temporarily be stepping aside and a search for an interim chief would begin soon. No arrests have been made in the nearly one month old case. Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman says he shot Trayvon Martin in self defense after a scuffle in February. |
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