Allen West Backs DOJ Probe into Trayvon Martin's Death

U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, posted a statement on his Facebook page saying that if all that has been reported is accurate in the death of Trayvon Martin, the Sanford police chief should be relieved of his duties and gunman George Zimmerman should have beenheld in custody.

I have sat back and allowed myself time to assess the current episode revealing itself in Sanford, Fla., involving the shooting of 17-year-old Treyvon Martin, West posted.

First of all, if all that has been reported is accurate, the Sanford police chief should be relieved of his duties due to what appears to be a mishandling of this shooting in its early stages. The U.S. Navy SEALS identified Osama bin Laden within hours, while this young man laid on a morgue slab for three days. The shooter, Mr Zimmerman, should have been held in custody and certainly should not be walking free, still having a concealed weapons carry permit. From my reading, it seems this young man was pursued and there was no probable cause to engage him, certainly not pursue and shoot him against the direction of the 911 responder.

Lets all be appalled at this instance, not because of race but because a young American man has lost his life, seemingly for no reason. I have signed a letter supporting a DOJ investigation. I am not heading to Sanford to shout and scream, because we need the responsible entities and agencies to handle this situation from this point without media bias or undue political influences. This is an outrage.