Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton at an event in 2012

A memorial was dedicated to Martin at the Goldsboro Westside Historical Museum, a Black history museum in Sanford, in July 2013. He was buried in Dade-Memorial Park (North), in Miami. More than 1,000 people attended the viewing of his remains the day before his funeral, which was held on March 3 in Miami. The name Trayvon was tweeted more than two million times in the 30 days following the shooting. Martin's life was scrutinized by the media and bloggers. The governor of Florida appointed a task force to examine the state's self-defense laws. A national debate about racial profiling and 'stand your ground' laws ensued. Also in March, the media coverage surrounding Martin's death became the first story of 2012 to be featured more than the presidential race, which was underway at the time. An online petition calling for a full investigation and prosecution of Zimmerman garnered 2.2 million signatures. In March 2012, hundreds of students at his high school held a walkout in support of him. Krop High School in north Miami-Dade.įollowing Martin's death, rallies, marches, and protests were held across the nation. At the time of the shooting, Martin was a junior at Dr. He attended Miami Carol City High School in Miami Gardens for his freshman and sophomore years. Martin was born in Miami, Florida, and attended both Norland Middle School and Highland Oaks Middle School, in north Miami-Dade County, Florida. After national media focused on the incident, Zimmerman was eventually charged and tried, but a jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and manslaughter in July 2013.

The police said there was no evidence to refute his claim of self-defense, and Florida's stand your ground law prohibited them from arresting or charging him. He said he shot Martin in self-defense and was not charged at the time. Zimmerman was injured during the altercation with Martin. Several minutes later, an altercation happened and Zimmerman fatally shot Martin in the chest. Zimmerman, a member of the community watch, saw Martin and reported him to the Sanford Police as suspicious. On the evening of February 26, Martin was walking back to the fiancée's house from a nearby convenience store. Martin had accompanied his father to visit his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford. Trayvon Benjamin Martin (Febru– February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American boy from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American.

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