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George Zimmerman banned from popular dating app
George Zimmerman, the acquitted shooter in the death of unarmed, black teenager, Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images)
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 20, 2019A Tinder spokesperson told the The New York Daily News that the dating profile for George Zimmerman has been removed from the app.
According to the report, Zimmerman had a phony profile and using a fake name “Carter.”
In screen grabs captured by Creative Loafing Tampa, Zimmerman described himself as a self-employed consultant and a graduate from Liberty University.
According to The Washington Post, Zimmerman was blocked and banned from Bumble in 2018.
Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013 of second-degree murder after fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and walking back from a convenience store in Sanford, Florida.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
