Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
[4] [5] [6] Zimmerman became suspicious of Martin and called police; Martin attacked Zimmerman and then Zimmerman shot him with a pistol he was licensed to carry. In a widely reported trial , Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder for Martin's death, but acquitted by the jury after claiming self-defense , although Martin had no weapon ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old in Sanford, was stalked, confronted and then killed by George Zimmerman on his way home that Sunday in February 2012. Martin, robbed of a future, would be 27 years ...
George Zimmerman was a criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012. On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman, a Hispanic, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin , a Black teenager.
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.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us