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George Zimmerman will not face federal civil-rights charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday, citing a lack of evidence.

In a prepared statement, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said FBI agents and DOJ attorneys simply could not build a successful case that Zimmerman was motivated by race when he killed the Miami Gardens teenager Feb. 26, 2012.

Even so, Holder said, Trayvon's death requires that "we continue the dialogue and be unafraid of confronting the issues and tensions his passing brought to the surface."

The outcome came as no surprise to lawyers and people familiar with the case. It was met with resignation by Trayvon's family and prominent supporters.

Francis Oliver, founder of the Goldsboro Westside Historical Museum in Sanford, which houses a memorial for Trayvon, said the decision included "nothing that's surprising to us."

No local protests were planned, she said.

"We're not going to do anything to glorify George Zimmerman," she said. "As far as we're concerned, he doesn't exist. He's a character that we just have closed the book on."

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In the spring of 2012, Trayvon's shooting became a civil-rights cause clbre.

Sanford police investigated but did not initially arrest Zimmerman, something that led to rallies and brought Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the national president of the NAACP to Sanford.

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George Zimmerman (pic) won't face US federal charges over the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

George Zimmerman, the former neighbourhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the teenager, will not face US federal charges.

The Justice Department's decision resolves a case that focused public attention on self-defence gun laws and became a flashpoint in the national conversation about race two years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting of a black man.

Zimmerman has maintained that he acted in self defence when he shot the 17-year-old Martin during a confrontation inside a gated community in Sanford in Florida.

Martin, who was black, was unarmed when he was killed. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic.

Once Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder by a state jury in July 2013, Martin's family turned to the federal investigation in final hopes that he would be held accountable for the shooting.

That probe focused on whether the killing could be charged as a federal hate crime and on whether Zimmerman wilfully deprived Martin of his civil rights, a difficult legal standard to meet.

But Justice Department officials said they ultimately determined there was insufficient evidence to prove Zimmerman killed the teenager on account of his race.

"Our decision not to pursue federal charges does not condone the shooting that resulted in the death of Trayvon Martin and is based solely on the high legal standard applicable to these cases," Vanita Gupta, the Justice Department's top civil rights official, said in a statement announcing the decision.

Martin's parents were too distraught after their meeting in Miami with Justice Department officials to speak with reporters, said their lawyer Ben Crump, who called the decision a "bitter pill to swallow" even though it was expected.

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George Zimmerman, left, stands with defense counsel Mark OMara during closing arguments in his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., July 12,2013.

By Jennifer Kay and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Published Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 | 11:07 a.m.

Updated Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 | 1:35 p.m.

MIAMI George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the teenager, will not face federal charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

The decision, announced in the waning days of Attorney General Eric Holder's tenure, resolves a case that focused on self-defense gun laws and became a flashpoint in the national conversation about race two years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting.

Zimmerman has said he acted in self-defense when he shot the 17-year-old Martin during a confrontation inside a gated community in Sanford, Florida, just outside Orlando. Martin, who was black, was unarmed when he was killed. Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic.

Once Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder by a state jury in July 2013, Martin's family turned to the federal investigation in hopes that he would be held accountable for the shooting.

That probe focused on whether the killing amounted to a federal civil rights violation, which would have required proof that it was motivated by racial animosity. The Justice Department said there was not enough evidence to establish that Zimmerman willfully deprived Martin of his civil rights a difficult legal standard to meet or killed the teenager on account of his race.

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