President Obama urges respect for George Zimmerman trial verdict on Trayvon Martin killing: 'A jury has spoken'

Obama, who had offered his thoughts on the racially charged case before, asked for calm and reflection a day after a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilt of killing Trayvon Martin.

'The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America,' Obama said Sunday.

President Obama weighed in Sunday on the trial of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin, asking Americans to respect the jury’s not guilty verdict and reflect on ways the nation might curb senseless gun violence.

“The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America,” Obama said. “I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken.”