Trayvon Martin Killing: Timeline
Updated: 10:07am UK, Monday 15 July 2013
Here are some of the key events in the case of Trayvon Martin, who was shot dead by neighbourhood watch member George Zimmerman in Florida.
2012
February 26 - Police are called to a gated community in Sanford, Florida, lives after 911 calls reporting shots fired. They find unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin has been shot dead. The shooter is George Zimmerman, who lives there.
Days later, police say Mr Zimmerman was "serving in the role of neighbourhood watch". Trayvon was visiting family friends in Sanford and was walking back to their home wearing a hooded top in the rain, after buying Skittles and a soft drink at a nearby store.
March
Trayvon's father, Tracy, calls for Mr Zimmerman to be arrested for murder. Local anger over the shootings grow and protests begin.
Mr Zimmerman's 911 call, in which he describes Trayvon as "suspicious", is released as Trayvon's family continue calls for an arrest to be made.
Several hundred people take part in a rally calling for charges to be brought against Mr Zimmerman. The State and US Department of Justice announce investigations.
Barack Obama speaks out about the killing, and says if he had a son he would "look like Trayvon". The Rev Jesse Jackson travels to central Florida as calls grow for changes to Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law.
Mr Zimmerman's brother appears on CNN's Piers Morgan show and says he stands by his brother's story that he was defending himself after being attacked.
April - Mr Zimmerman is arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Mr Zimmerman has a court appearance in which he apologises to Trayvon's parents for their loss.
May - Pictures are released of the injuries Mr Zimmerman suffered at the scene. A video of Mr Zimmerman re-enacting the shooting emerges.
July - The teenager's death was "part of God's plans", Mr Zimmerman says in a lengthy interview.
August - Prosecutors accidentally send a grainy picture of Trayvon's body to news organisations.
November - Mr Zimmerman offers to send "thank you" cards to donors as he steps up fund-raising to cover his defence costs.
December - An image released by Mr Zimmerman's defence team shows him with a bloody, swollen nose on the night he killed Trayvon.
2013
January - Trayvon's mother, Sybrina, calls for a repeal of the 'Stand Your Ground' law. Two months later Mr Zimmerman withdraws from a hearing that could have seen a judge grant him immunity under the self-defence law. His lawyer said Mr Zimmerman wanted "a jury of his peers" to decide the case.
April - A police sergeant accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon to a gun range is fired.
May - Photos and texts taken from Trayvon's phone are released by Mr Zimmerman's lawyers. A gun and a potted marijuana plant are apparently among the pictures.
June 10 - Jury selection gets under way, with experts saying there will be a struggle to find a six-strong panel that can be open-minded despite the trial's explosive issues of race and gun controls. An all-woman jury is eventually selected.
June 24 - Mr Zimmerman shot Trayvon "because he wanted to", not because he had to, the court hears in the opening statements of the trial. Prosecutors claim he made assumptions about Trayvon because he was black. Mr Zimmerman, who describes himself as Hispanic and faces a possible life sentence if convicted, says it had nothing to do with race. He says the teenager wrestled him to the ground.
June 25 - Trayvon's father leaves the court as images of his son's dead body are shown. The court hears how a police officer made attempts to revive Trayvon at the scene of the shooting.
June 26 - A friend who was on the phone with Trayvon before he was shot tells the court she heard the teen shout "Get off!" before his phone went dead.
July 9 - A defence witness tells the court that Mr Zimmerman's account of how he shot Trayvon is consistent with forensic evidence - that Trayvon was over him, leaning forward, at the time he was shot.
July 11 - Mr Zimmerman's defence attorney, in closing arguments, tells jurors not to make "snap judgements". "He's not guilty of anything but protecting his own life," Mark O'Mara said.
Saturday, July 13 - Mr Zimmerman is acquitted of all charges after the jury deliberated for more than 15 hours. Mr Zimmerman stands impassively as the verdict is read out. Trayvon's parents are not in court.
Sunday, July 14 - Mr Obama appeals for calm as protests build across the country, saying: "We are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken."
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