Trayvon Martin Case Summary

On February 26, 2012, 17-year old Trayvon Martin, was on his way home after a stop to the local convenience shop when he was shot by volunteer neighbourhood watcher, George Zimmerman. Martin was on the phone with his girlfriend when he noticed that he was being followed by Zimmerman. Zimmerman reported to the police that Martin looked suspicious and then continued to follow Martin, contradicting what the police had instructed him to do. He then proceeded to shoot Martin which according to Zimmerman, was out of self-defence. He also claimed that Martin pummelled him to the ground, but there were no other witnesses to support this. Zimmerman was later declared not guilty and was given no