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African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy.
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Trayvon Martin
American teenager killed in a shooting (1995–2012)
Trayvon Benjamin Martin was a 17-year-old African-American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic-American. Martin had accompanied his father to visit his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Killing of Trayvon Martin
2012 killing of teenager in Sanford, Florida
On the evening of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States, George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, who was visiting his father while suspended from his Miami-area school.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Neighborhood watch
Organized group of neighbours dedicated to crime prevention
A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch, also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of civilians devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
George Zimmerman
American neighborhood watch coordinator who shot and killed Trayvon Martin
George Michael Zimmerman is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. On July 13, 2013, he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sanford, Florida
City in Florida, United States
Sanford is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States. It is located in Central Florida and its population was 61,051 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)