Reuters6:15 p.m. CDT, July 12, 2012
* FBI reports released as part of new evidence in the case* Friends, coworkers, others interviewed by FBI
* Zimmerman described as 'overzealous' by policeman(Adds more details on evidence)
By Kevin Gray and Barbara Liston
MIAMI/ORLANDO, Fla., July 12 (Reuters) - FBI interviews with
dozens of friends, coworkers and neighbors of George Zimmerman
found no evidence that the accused murderer of Florida teenager
Trayvon Martin was a racist, according to new documents released
on Thursday.
The reports from the FBI were among a new collection of
evidence, including crime scene photos, bank surveillance videos
and other documents, that were released by Florida's state
attorney's office in the racially charged case.
Zimmerman, a 28-year-old who is white and Hispanic, is
charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death
of Martin, a 17-year-old black teen.
A neighborhood watch volunteer, Zimmerman claims he killed
Martin in self defense after the unarmed youth attacked him and
