Trayvon Martin's death has sparked controversy all over the nation, and the recent verdict on the trial, where the defendant George Zimmerman was found not-guilty of the teenager's murder, has angered many, resulting in protests around the country.
Zimmerman was acquitted thanks to the "Stand your ground" law, which states that a person may justifiably use force in self-defense when there is reasonable belief of an unlawful threat. His defense team also denied that Zimmerman racially profiled Trayvon Martin, because the defendant himself is from Hispanic descent.
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Tensions have run high after the trial, and a specific altercation in Baltimore is worrying authorities.
Baltimore police said Monday they are investigating an alleged beating of a Hispanic man that, according to a witness, came at the hands of a group of black youths who were saying "This is for Trayvon" while they attacked him.
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Christina Dudley, a real estate agent said the attackers were kicking, beating, and hitting the victim with what appeared to be a gun.
Dudley was walking to her car when she saw a group of African-American young men and two women chasing the Hispanic man at gunpoint west on North Linwood Avenue past East Fairmont Avenue.
"One of the boys had a handgun out and it was pointed at the back of him," Dudley said in an interview.
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"They were just yelling and calling him names as they ran after him, but once they were hitting him and after that they started yelling, "This is for Trayvon, [expletive]," said Dudley, who heard the chant repeated multiple times.
She and another lady walking her dog both yelled at the group of attackers and told them they were calling the police. Of course, the group had fled when the police got there.
The victim spoke little English but was able to communicate with the police through a translator. He said he was standing in an intersection when a group of five black males approached him. One of them said "What's up, [expletive]" and raised his shirt to flash a silver handgun in his waistband.
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The victim ran unsuccessfully. He was caught and beaten. He had injuries in his elbows and forearms but refused medical attention.
The attackers were all 15 to 18 years old but so far there are no named suspects and no arrests have been made.
According to the Examiner, another incident like this is also being investigated in Mississippi. The attack was allegedly meted out on a white male jogger with the attackers yelling the same tribute to Trayvon.
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