MSNBC Airs Photo of Dead Trayvon Martin

MSNBC is drawing fire for having aired a still photograph of Florida youth Trayvon Martin lying dead on the grass in the aftermath of his altercation with accused killer George Zimmerman.

During MSNBC’s Thursday afternoon, July 11 on Tamron Hall’s News Nation show, an image of Martin lying dead on the grass aired for about one second. It was included in a slide show of photos from the trial feed.

Hall Tweeted that it was an “awful mistake”:

“@KateHinch: @tamronhall love your show&am an avid MSNBC fan but that’s is so disrespectful!” MT I didn’t see it flash.. an awful mistake!

— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) July 12, 2013