FOXNews.com: BREAKING NEWS: All-Female Jury Chosen in George Zimmerman Trial

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BREAKING NEWS: All-Female Jury Chosen in George Zimmerman Trial Jun 20th 2013, 20:10 DEVELOPING -- Six women were chosen Thursday to decide the fate of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain accused of murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The six jurors were seated after a nearly two-week long jury selection process, in which potential jurors were grilled about their prior knowledge of the case and their personal beliefs on guns, law enforcement and media coverage of the fatal shooting. The court also chose four alternates. The six final jurors are all women – five are white and one is Hispanic. The racial and ethnic makeup of potential jurors is relevant, prosecutors say. They have have argued that Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer for his gated community in Sanford, Fla., profiled Trayvon Martin when he followed the black teen last year as Martin was walking back from a convenience store to the house of his father's fiancee. SPECIAL COVERAGE: ZIMMERMAN TRIAL Attorneys whittled the pool of hundreds of potential jurors down to 40 for the second round of questioning, and from there six jurors and four alternates were chosen. The potential jurors were given numbers to protect their identities during the selection process. Juror B-29, Juror B-76, Juror B-37, Juror B-51, Juror E-6 and Juror E-40 were the final six jurors selected. The case has gained national attention, and, during the first round of jury selection, potential jurors were questioned at length about their knowledge of the case. "I haven't lived under a rock for the past year," said Juror B-51. "It's pretty hard for people not to have gotten some information." Juror B-51, a white female retiree, was quizzed on the second day of jury selection. She said her first impression of the case was "sad" for both sides. When asked if she thought Zimmerman had done anything wrong by getting out of his truck, she said, "Certainly, he didn't wait. Maybe the police didn't come quick enough. I don't know." Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. He is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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