My article is about Trayvon Benjamin Martin, born February 5, 1995 and killed February 26, 2012 by George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman shot Trayvon because he thought he was a thief because he was wearing a black hoodie. Trayvon attends Dr. Michael M. Krop High School. In his free time, he enjoyed playing video games, spending time with friends, and watching sports. Her last birthday was spent at home with dinner and gifts including Levi's jeans, Adidas sneakers and a bottle of Issey Miyake Cologne. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essay Trayvon's parents are Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin. Trayvon's parents divorced 4 years after his birth and Trayvon lived with his mother in Miami Gardens, Florida. Trayvon was visiting his father who lives in Sanford, Florida at the time of his death. When Trayvon's father heard the gunshots, he filed a missing persons report with the police. Trayvon has 3 siblings, Takira Martin, Demetrius Martin and Jahavaris Fulton. This photo of Trayvon in a hoodie was used during the protest against racial profiling on March 21, 2012. People were protesting because they wanted the world to see how an unarmed African American teenager was shot and killed by a man white man who was the neighborhood watch captain. George Zimmerman was not arrested because he said he used self-defense against an unarmed African-American man wearing a hoodie. On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman was convicted and charged with second degree murder. In support of the charges, the State said Zimmerman confronted Trayvon and shot him when Trayvon was not committing any crime. Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, said Trayvon will be buried in an all-white suit with a powder blue vest at Dade Memorial Park, Opa-Locka. When George confronted Trayvon he was on the phone with his 16 year old girlfriend and Zimmerman said "what are you doing" and Trayvon replied "why are you following me" then Martin's earpiece fell out of his ear and that's when Zimmerman called 911 and the dispatcher said they heard someone screaming "help, help" and a gunshot , so this tells me that Zimmerman is blaming Martin while Martin was on the ground, Zimmerman called 911 to say "there is a suspicious person in the neighborhood" simply because he was wearing a black hoodie and when Zimmerman ' called, he then shot Martin, saying he had used self-defense. .Keep in mind: This is just a sample.Get a custom paper from our expert writers now.Get a custom essayTrayvon Martin will always be remembered as the boy who got shot for wore a black hoodie and for drinking skittles and Arizona iced tea. Additionally, when Zimmerman shot Trayvon, that's when the hashtag #Black Lives Matter appeared on most social media posts and pages. That's why most innocent African American kids were getting shot...