Related Columns FLORIDA, July 1, 2013 — On a cold late February evening in 2012, unarmed seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman. Zimmerman claims he killed Martin in self-defense. Since then, Martin’s history of truancy, firearms-related issues, and marijuana use, among other things, has come to light. SEE RELATED: Trayvon Martin family lawyer Benjamin Crump accused of lying to court After a special prosecutor was commissioned, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder and is currently standing trial. Evidence indicates that Zimmerman suffered head injuries the night Martin died, though exactly how and why remains a...
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