Here’s the week’s big headlines, the Cliffs Notes version.
More headlines about George Zimmerman and self defense, but it’s not what you’d expect
The Florida man acquitted for killing Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teen, back in 2012 was shot Monday. Matthew Apperson shot Zimmerman, fatally, claiming that it was self defense. The two have been involved in a series of confrontations this year. Back in September, the two were involved in a road rage incident and Apperson told police that Zimmerman had followed him.
Apperson’s lawyer, Mark NeJames, said that, “In light of the two previous reports Mr. Apperson filed, and in light of the various public reports concerning Mr. Zimmerman and allegations of violence, including the use of a firearm, Mr. Apperson’s act of self-defense was entirely legally justified.”
Police: George Zimmerman shot at in Lake Mary http://t.co/dOEPl8tBwNpic.twitter.com/lsCDqLwrB5
— Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) May 11, 2015
Eight confirmed dead in an Amtrak train crash
Tuesday night, an Amtrak train headed from Washington D.C. to New York derailed after the train engineer took a curve at 106 miles per hour. The engineer’s lawyer told Good Morning America that Brandon Bostonian was unconscious at the time of the crash that left over 200 people injured and eight reported dead so far.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from train 188 that derailed north of Philly Tues evening. Updates here: http://t.co/NrbRlMsa6T.
— Amtrak (@Amtrak) May 13, 2015
Thursday Amtrak’s CEO, Joseph Boardman, said that it would finish installing a new safety software called positive train control in the Northeast by the end of the year.
A pile of TV shows got canceled
It’s that time of year again. Here’s a partial list of TV shows that go the axe this spring: The Following, American Idol, Glee, Revenge, Hart of Dixie, Constantine, Forever, Marry Me, Mulaney, The Millers and more. Rest in TV peace.
