Date | February 26, 2012 |
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Time | 7:09 PM EST (start) |
Location | The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida, U.S. (See aerial views of points of interest.) |
Coordinates | 28°47′35″N81°19′47″W / 28.79295°N 81.32965°W Coordinates: 28°47′35″N81°19′47″W / 28.79295°N 81.32965°W |
Participants | George Zimmerman (shooter) |
Deaths | Trayvon Martin |
Charges | Second-degree murder [1] |
Verdict | Not guilty [2] |
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. [3] [4] Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in April 2012, and found not guilty on July 13, 2013. [2]
Trayvon Martin and his father Tracy travel to Sanford, Florida from Miami where they stay with Tracy Martin's fiancée. She rents a townhome in the Retreat at Twin Lakes development. [5]
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