Black Lives Matter: The Lost Life Of Trayvon Martin

Zimmerman Shot Martin After An Altercation

On February 26th, Zimmerman was driving home when he saw a young man walking around in the neighborhood in the rain. Zimmerman called police on the non-emergency number, claiming he noticed a suspicious person in the neighborhood. He voiced his concern about recent break-ins. Zimmerman said the individual may have been on drugs, had one hand in his waistband, was wearing a dark hoodie, and was looking at homes. Zimmerman then told the dispatcher that the man was running. Zimmerman started following him, but the dispatcher told him he didn’t need to do that. Zimmerman hung up the phone at 7:15 p.m. and shot the teen 70 yards from where he was staying with his father’s fiancee.