On this date,
February 26, 2012 was the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin:
INTERNET SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin
Date
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February 26, 2012
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Time
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7:09 PM EST (start)
7:16 PM (gunshot on 911 call) 7:17 PM (police car arrives) 7:30 PM (Martin declared dead) |
Location
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The Retreat at Twin Lakes
in Sanford, Florida, U.S. (See aerial views of points of interest.) |
Coordinates
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28.79295°N
81.32965°WCoordinates: 28.79295°N 81.32965°W
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Participants
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George Zimmerman (shooter)
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Deaths
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Trayvon Martin
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Injuries
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Fractured nose, lacerations to the back of the head.
(Zimmerman)
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Charges
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Second-degree murder, lesser included offense of manslaughter.
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Verdict
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Not guilty
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The
fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman took place on the night of
February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States. Martin was a 17-year-old
African American high school student. George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old
mixed-race Hispanic, was the neighborhood watch coordinator for the gated
community where Martin was temporarily staying and where the shooting took
place. According to Zimmerman's subsequent testimony, Zimmerman shot Martin,
who was unarmed, during an altercation between the two. Responding to an
earlier call from Zimmerman, police arrived on the scene within two minutes of
the shooting. Zimmerman was taken into custody, treated for head injuries, then
questioned for five hours. The police chief said that Zimmerman was released
because there was no evidence to refute Zimmerman's claim of having acted in
self-defense, and that under Florida's Stand Your Ground
statute, the police were prohibited by law from making an arrest. The police
chief also said that Zimmerman had had a right to defend himself with lethal
force. As news of the case spread, thousands of protestors across the country
called for Zimmerman's arrest and a full investigation. Six weeks after the
shooting, amid widespread, intense, and in some cases misleading media coverage,
Zimmerman was charged with murder by a special prosecutor appointed by Governor
Rick Scott.
Zimmerman's
trial began on June 10, 2013, in Sanford. On July 13, 2013, a jury
acquitted him of second-degree murder and of manslaughter charges.
PLEASE
SEE THIS VIDEO:
SUSPICIOUS (Trayvon
Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman) Re-enactment Short film
Published on Apr 9, 2012
By
Mike McMahon X. Official "Suspicious" short film reenacts the facts
and theories of the Trayvon Martin case. This film was made in April, 2012 as
part of the "I Am Trayvon Martin" movement, when the police were
refusing to arrest George Zimmerman. Craftily using the Zimmerman 911 call and
others, it is intended to generate healthy discussion about what happened the
night of February 26, 2012. Our respect for the victim and his family is of the
utmost. this video was made and uploaded before Zimmerman's arrest in
mid-April, 2012, so not all facts known to us now were able to be incorporated
into the film. If we had known, we would have shown the reality-- Zimmerman
profiled, followed, and confronted Trayvon, and tried to detain him. This
caused the boy to defend himself and fight him, and because Zimmerman thought
Trayvon was an "asshole" from the nearby subdivision who was robbing
their homes, he shot him when he was losing the fight. He assumed he would get
away with the murder. He was right...but God won't let him get away with it!
GO SEE FRUITVALE STATION!!! It is an excellent movie; if you liked this, you'll love it. It is the story of Oscar Grant, who was shot in the back by a BART officer. Rest in Peace, Oscar. Your death was not in vain. His name appears at the end of "Suspicious"...
John Henry Spooner has been found guilty of shooting unarmed black teenager Darius Simmons in the chest, no doubt thanks only to the old man's own video surveillance that caught the entire assault on tape!
VIDEO SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCE1TpvH_-E
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