Trayvon Martin Case: A timeline of events
Tracy Martin (left in orange shirt), and Sybrina Fulton,(R), parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, pray at a Million Hoodies March on March 21, 2012 in New York City. The family members joined hundreds of protesters calling for justice in the killing of Trayvon Martin, 17, who was was pursued and shot on February 26 in Sanford, Florida by “neighborhood watch” member George Zimmerman, reportedly because the teenager’s hoodie made him look suspicious. Under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, Zimmerman has not been charged with a crime in the shooting.
It has been over a month a month since Trayvon Martin was killed in a gated community in Florida on March 26. The unarmed, black teenager was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, who was not arrested by the Sanford police because he claimed self-defense.
The case has sparked a fierce debate across the United States on race and justice. Since the release of the 911 call, attention to the case has skyrocketed. Trayvon's death, which President Obama called a "national tragedy," has brought thousands into the streets to rally for George Zimmerman's arrest. It has generated mass interest across social networking sites and garnered reactions from top media and political personalities. It is also transforming the hoodie into a modern civil rights icon.
Here is a timeline of how the events unfolded: