rallies and vigils were held in washington , san francisco , chicago , new york and los angeles as well as in sanford , fla. , where the killing and the trial took place .
“ i grew up in georgia , and what happened to trayvon 4 years ago washington ( cnn ) - president barack obama called on sunday for " calm reflection " following the acquittal of george zimmerman in the shooting death of trayvon martin .
 
jason redmond reuters george zimmerman , a former neighborhood watch volunteer , has been found not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin last year in sanford , fla. george zimmerman , a former neighborhood watch volunteer , has been found not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin last year in sanford , fla. george zimmerman ’s acquittal saturday night on all charges in the killing of a black teenager , trayvon martin , sparked deep emotional reactions across the country sunday , resurrecting an intense national debate about the role of race and racism in american life .
and when i think they are calling on obama declared martin ’s killing an american tragedy but called for calm .
carol medina , left , and her cousin blanca zavala attend a rally following the george zimmerman verdict in the leimert park neighborhood of los angeles .
 
obama has not commented on saturday 's verdict .
you know , if i had a son , he 'd look like trayvon .