What do we know about trayvon martin

Michael M. Krop High School in Miami Gardens. With parents that wanted to expose him to the world, Martin had experiences that included skiing, horseback riding and a trip to New York City to take in the sights.

At Carol City High, where Martin went to school before Krop, the youngster took an English Honors class, though his favorite subject was said to be math. Tall and athletically inclined with tattoos of family member names on his frame, the often quiet Martin was highly interested in studying aviation and potentially becoming a pilot.

Yet he had also started to have problems at school, receiving suspensions at different times. In response to a rash of robberies and burglaries, the residents of the community established a neighborhood watch in September Zimmerman, one of the residents, was selected as the program coordinator. He regularly patrolled the streets and was licensed to carry a firearm. From August to February , Zimmerman had called police several times to state he had seen individuals whom he had deemed as suspicious.

All of the reported figures were Black males. On the evening of February 26, Zimmerman saw Martin, who had left the house to purchase Skittles and iced tea. From his SUV, Zimmerman called the police department at p. The dispatcher told Zimmerman not to get out of his car and follow Martin, with Zimmerman disregarding instructions and pursuing the teen.

Later released video footage of Martin shopping for treats at showed no criminal or aggressive behavior. In later interviews, it was revealed that Martin was on the phone with his girlfriend when he was spotted by Zimmerman. She stated that Martin noticed that he was being followed by someone and thus began to run, with the two soon losing contact with each other via Martin's earpiece. Martin and Zimmerman, whom it is believed never identified himself as part of a community watch, encountered each other in circumstances that have remained mysterious and conflicted, with someone calling out for help multiple times in a short time span.

The confrontation ended with Zimmerman shooting the unarmed teenager in the chest. Martin died less than a hundred yards from the door of the townhouse in which he was staying. What is Zimmerman's basic biography? George Michael Zimmerman was born in , the third of four children of Robert and Gladys Zimmerman. Robert, a retired military man and magistrate judge, describes the family as multiracial, telling the Orlando Sentinel that "George is a Spanish-speaking minority with many black family members and friends.

George grew up in Manassas, Va. The Zimmerman children attended Catholic school through eighth grade, then public high school. The family moved to Florida about a decade ago. George married Shellie Nicole Dean, a cosmetologist, in What does he do for a living? At the time he shot Martin, Zimmerman was working as an underwriter at mortgage risk-management firm Digital Risk.

He had also been working on an associates degree at Seminole State College from , with an eye toward law enforcement, until the school pushed him out after the shooting, citing safety reasons. In , Zimmerman completed a week citizens' police academy program offered by the Seminole Sheriff's Department. Vincent Di Maio, a forensic pathologist and gunshot wound expert, describes Zimmerman's injuries while testifying for the defense Tuesday, July 9.

Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Defense attorney Mark O'Mara, right, questions forensics animation expert Daniel Schumaker, center, at the bench of Judge Debra Nelson with Assistant State Attorney Richard Mantei, left, during a July 9 hearing on the admissibility of animation created for the defense.

Schumaker showed the judge and Mantei some 3-D animation on his laptop after an overhead projector didn't work. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — John Donnelly, a friend of George Zimmerman's, cries on the witness stand on Monday, July 8, in Sanford, Florida, after listening to screams on the tape entered in evidence.

Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Sondra Osterman, a friend of Zimmerman's, listens to the tape while testifying on July 8. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Mark Osterman, a friend of Zimmerman's, testifies on July 8 and describes the type of gun Zimmerman owned.

Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Leanne Benjamin, a friend of Zimmerman's, smiles while identifying him in court on July 8. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — George Zimmerman's mother, Gladys Zimmerman, listens to the tape while taking the stand during his trial in Seminole County circuit court on July 5. Bao conducted the final autopsy on Martin and determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the chest.

Here, Gorgone points to a sweatshirt worn by Trayvon Martin on the night Martin was shot. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Gorgone points to a jacket worn by Zimmerman on the night of the shooting. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Firearms analyst Amy Siewert from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement answers questions from the prosecution while holding Zimmerman's gun on July 3.

Siewert examined the gun and said Zimmerman had one bullet ready to fire in the chamber as well as a fully loaded magazine when the shooting occurred. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Alexis Carter, a military prosecutor, testifies during the trial on July 3. Carter taught a criminal litigation class that Zimmerman completed, and testified that the class included extensive coverage of Florida's self-defense laws. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Mark Osterman, a U.

Air Marshal and friend of Zimmerman's who wrote a book about the case, testifies on Tuesday, July 2. He recounted the story of the shooting that Zimmerman told him and testified that when he took Zimmerman home from the police station after the shooting, Zimmerman wasn't acting like himself. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda, on July 2, demonstrates a possible scenario while questioning state witness Chris Serino, a Sanford police officer.

Mora lived in Zimmerman's neighborhood at the time of the shooting. Lauer called on the night of the shooting. She appeared to get frustrated several times during the cross-examination, including one time when West suggested they could break until the morning so she'd have more time to review the deposition transcript. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — The evidence letter that Jeantel says she wrote with a friend for Sybrina Fulton, Martin's mother, is displayed during the trial on June When the defense asked Jeantel to read the letter, she said she couldn't read cursive.

She asked a friend to write the letter for her, she said. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Jeantel testifies on Wednesday, June She was the last person to speak with Martin on the phone. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Zimmerman walks past Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton, left, and Tracy Martin, second from left, as he enters the courtroom after lunch recess on June Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Diana Smith of the Sanford Police Department on Tuesday, June 25, shows the jury a bag of Skittles that was collected as evidence at the crime scene.

Martin was said to be carrying the bag of candy and a soft drink at the time of his death. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Assistant state attorneys John Guy, left, and Richard Mantei hold up Martin's sweatshirt as evidence during Zimmerman's trial on June After Martin's death, protesters started wearing hoodies in solidarity against racial profiling.

Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — During the trial on June 25, crime scene technician Diana Smith shows the jury a gun that was collected as evidence. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Zimmerman laughs with defense attorney Don West during his trial on June Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Selene Bahadoor enters the courtroom to take the witness stand on June She was the first eyewitness to testify and said the shooting occured right behind her home. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Seminole County dispatcher Sean Noffke testifies on Monday, June 24, about his conversation with Zimmerman on a non-emergency line the night of the shooting.

Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — A transcript of Zimmerman's police call on the night of the shooting is projected during opening arguments on June Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Martin's father, Tracy Martin, cries on June 24 as he listens to the description of his son's death.

Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Prosecutor John Guy gestures during his opening arguments on June His first words to the six-woman jury may have raised a few eyebrows. Those were his words, not mine. Since they are all on the witness list, the judge ruled they cannot be present in the courtroom until after they testify. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — Defense attorney Don West displays a photo of Zimmerman from the night of the shooting during his opening arguments on June He opened his statements with a knock-knock joke but failed to win a laugh.

Who's there? George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman who? Good, you're on the jury," he said. Key moments in the Zimmerman trial — A video entered as evidence is displayed on June It shows Martin, right, at a 7-Eleven on the night of his shooting.