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The following is a timeline of the events surrounding the death of teenager Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman during a physical altercation. [4] [5] Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in April 2012, and found not guilty on July 13 ...
Martin had been staying with his father's fiancée at The Retreat. [12] From January 1, 2011, through February 26, 2012, police were called to The Retreat at Twin Lakes 402 times. [35] Crimes committed at The Retreat in the year prior to Martin's death had included eight burglaries, nine thefts, and one shooting. [36]
Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American. Martin had accompanied his father to visit his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford ...
A view of a Trayvon Martin mural in New York City. The 10-year anniversary of his death was last weekend. (Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Paramount Network) (Ben Gabbe via Getty Images)
Trayvon Martin’s final night began with a convenience store run, a quick trip for candy and something to drink. “It was the thing that broke everybody, all at the same time,” said Nailah ...
On February 26, 2012, Zimmerman fatally shot 17-year-old African-American high school student Trayvon Martin in The Retreat at Twin Lakes community in Sanford, Florida. [3] Zimmerman was the neighborhood watch coordinator in his gated community; Martin was temporarily staying there at the time.
Thomas Mikal Ford (September 5, 1964 – October 12, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as Thomas "Tommy" Strawn [2] in the sitcom Martin, which originally aired from 1992 until 1997.
As early as the mid-1950s, Martin Luther King Jr. had received death threats because of his prominence in the civil rights movement. He had confronted the risk of death, including a nearly fatal stabbing in 1958, and made its recognition part of his philosophy. He taught that murder could not stop the struggle for equal rights.