Friends of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in Florida last month, have come forward to say the 28-year-old acted in self-defense and is not a racist.
Joe Oliver, who said he has known Zimmerman for a decade, said his friend "couldn't stop crying" for days after he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, on Feb. 26.
Oliver, who appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Sunday alongside Zimmerman's lawyer, Craig Sonner, said Zimmerman initially thought the incident would "blow over," but is now in hiding and fears for his life.
"Someone... put a $10,000 bounty out on his head," Oliver told ABC News, referring to the sum the New Black Panther Party has offered for Zimmerman's "capture."
"I'd like to know what makes that person any better than the person they think George is."
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