Thousands gather at Miami rally for Trayvon Martin
Source: AP-Excite
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO
MIAMI (AP) - Political leaders, sport stars and entertainers were among several thousand people who gathered Sunday at a Miami rally to call for an arrest in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer.
The rally in 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's hometown was one of the largest yet and drew basketball stars Alonzo Mourning and Isaiah Thomas, singers Chaka Khan and Betty Wright, politicians and civil rights leaders.
Martin's father, speaking briefly, promised the crowd he would not stop fighting "for my Trayvon and for your Trayvon."
"Each and every one of us feels the pain of this family simply because Trayvon Martin could have been one of all of us," said Mourning, the former Miami Heat player.
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Keon McCloud holds a sign referencing the 36 days that have passed since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot to death by neighborhood watch captain, Sunday, April 1, 2012, as thousands gather for a rally in downtown Miami, Sunday, April 1, 2012. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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