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An undated personal photo of Trayvon Martin wearing a hoodie was displayed by protesters and sold by merchants on hoodies, T-shirts, and keychains, prompting the family to trademark slogans using his name. [7] Trayvon Benjamin Martin was the son of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, who were divorced in 1999.
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.
7:30 – Martin pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic. [19] 7:40 – Sanford Fire Department treats Zimmerman for his injuries. [23] 7:52 – Zimmerman's arrival at police station recorded on video. 10:30 – Martin's father and his fiancée return to the townhome, realize he is missing, are concerned, but think he may be with a cousin. [24]
The killing of this baby-faced, hoodie-wearing, unarmed Black teenager at the hands of a stranger in a suburb of Orlando still reverberates 10 years later.
A decade ago, the shooting death of Martin in Sanford, Florida, sparked a national debate over the value of self-defense laws that authorize citizens to "stand your ground."
ORLANDO, Fla. — In the weeks following Trayvon Martin’s shooting death a decade ago, hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Sanford demanding that the city reform its police department ...
George Michael Zimmerman (born October 5, 1983) is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. On July 13, 2013, he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was the target of a shooting.
Trayvon’s killing in Florida – and the delayed arrest, acquittal of George Zimmerman – uncorked a wave of protests that led to the social movement Black Lives Matter.