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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department is set to announce it will not file civil rights charges against neighborhood-watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin.

Justice Department sources have told multiple news organizations there is not sufficient evidence that Zimmerman intentionally violated Martin's rights. Martin's family will be notified before an official announcement is made.

Zimmerman shot Martin, 17, as he was walking home from a convenience store on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman said he stopped and shot the teen because he looked suspicious, as Martin was wearing a dark hoodie, which made him fear for his safety. Zimmerman was acquitted on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in 2013.

The shooting sparked a national debate on race relations and gun rights. Civil rights leaders took to the streets in the small Central Florida town, located about 30 minutes north of Orlando, contending Zimmerman targeted the teen because of his race. Other rallies in solidarity with the Martin family took place in large cities throughout the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The Justice Department and the FBI opened the investigation nearly two years ago to determine "whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation" of federal law.

Attorney General Eric Holder said the end of the Zimmerman investigation would be accompanied with as much information as possible to detail the Justice Department's findings. It was unclear when the information will be released.

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"Though a comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here, this young man's premature death necessitates that we continue the dialogue and be unafraid of confronting the issues and tensions his passing brought to the surface," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. "We, as a nation, must take concrete steps to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future."

Thursday marks three years to the day since 17-year-old unarmed Martin was killed by Zimmerman, who maintains that he acted in self-defense. Martin was walking to his home with only Skittles and an iced tea in his hands.

"We would like to thank the Department of Justice for their extensive and thorough investigation into the killing of our son," Martin's family said in a statement. "Although we are disappointed in these findings, it has steeled our resolve to continue traveling the country with the message of the Trayvon Martin Foundation."

Once Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder by a state jury in 2013, Martin's family turned to the federal investigation in hopes that he would be held accountable for the shooting.

"We remain poised to do everything in our power to help eradicate senseless violence in our communities, because we don't want any other parent to experience the unexplainable loss we have endured," the family statement read. "We will never, ever forget what happened to our son, Trayvon, and will honor his memory by working tirelessly to make the world a better place."

Federal prosecutors concluded there was not sufficient evidence to prove Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman in Sanford, Florida, intentionally violated Martin's civil rights, sources told ABC News.

"This decision is limited strictly to the department's inability to meet the high legal standard required to prosecute the case under the federal civil rights statutes; it does not reflect an assessment of any other aspect of the shooting," the Justice Department said in a statement.

The decision resolves a case that focused on self-defense gun laws and became a flashpoint in the national conversation about race two years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting.

Florida prosecutors tried to convict Zimmerman of state-level murder and manslaughter charges, but in July 2013, a jury acquitted him, saying prosecutors didn't have enough evidence.

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If George Zimmerman wouldn't have gotten out of his car to follow Trayvon Benjamin Martin, he would probably be wearing a hooded sweatshirt and be 20 years old Thursday. Zimmerman had a gun. Trayvon wore "hoodies" even when it was 100 degrees in Miami Gardens.

If Martin wouldn't have gotten suspended for 10 days for having a pipe to smoke marijuana, he would have probably graduated from Dr. Michael M. Krop High School and George T. Baker Aviation School. He would probably be a college student at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, where friends said he wanted to go.

"I honestly feel that the murderer of our son should've been convicted," Trayvon's father said Wednesday, after meeting with Department of Justice officials who said Tuesday that they wouldn't file civil rights charges against Zimmerman, because of insufficient evidence to establish that he willfully deprived Trayvon of his civil rights or killed him, because of his race. For years, the NAACP has pushed for action.

"He took a life, carelessly and recklessly, and he shouldn't deserve to have his entire life walking around on the street free," Fulton said. "I just believe that he should be held accountable for what he's done."

It's not easy to let go of perceived injustice. Zimmerman didn't deny killing him, yet a Seminole County jury -- of five white women, a Latina and no African-Americans -- found the aspiring law enforcer not guilty. He was acquitted July 13, 2013.

They didn't convict himof second-degree murder, because they didn't believe the killing was "done from ill will, hatred, spite or evil intent." They also didn't find him guilty of manslaughter for "intentionally" committing acts that caused the boy's death.

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Zimmerman "got away with murder, but can't get away from God," said the Latina juror identified as Maddy, a mother of eight. She added that she was "hurting" and having trouble eating and sleeping. She said she was confused and was told that "if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can't say he's guilty."

African-American parents nationwide -- including President Barack Obama -- felt empathy when they saw Fulton cry. On Thursday morning, TIME revived a 2012 column"Advice for Young Black Boys, 3 Years After Trayvon Martins Death." It warned boys that "black maleness is a potentially fatal condition" and the awareness that it increases the likelihood of being perceived as a villain or a criminal "could save your life."

Zimmerman said he assumed that the boy -- who was unarmed, while walking home, as he talked on his cell phone, after buying Skittles and an Arizona brand watermelon flavored drink -- was up to no good at 7:09 p.m., Feb. 26, 2012. There was a march and a rally, after police didn't arrest the man who got in the way of him making it back home.

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