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Florida police chief temporarily steps down while shooting investigation continues
Posted: 03.22.2012 at 3:58 PM
Read more:  National, Crime, Legal, Sanford Florida Police Chief Temporarily Steps Down, Florida Police Chief Temporarily Steps Down, Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Neighborhood Watch Shooting, George Zimmerman, George Zimmerman Shoots and Kills Trayvon Martin, Florida Gun Law, Stand your Ground

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Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference Thursday.  / AP photo
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The police chief at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting says he is stepping down temporarily because he has become a distraction.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee made the announcement at a news conference Thursday. Lee has been criticized after police did not arrest George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teen to death on Feb. 26.

The police chief has said authorities were prohibited from making an arrest based on the facts and circumstances they had at the time of the shooting.

Zimmerman claims the shooting was self-defense. He told police 17-year-old Trayvon Martin attacked him after he had given up on chasing the teenager and was returning to his sport utility vehicle.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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