Trayvon Martin: 15 facts you need to know about case of teen shot in Sanford, Florida

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1 Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented auto matic downlo ad o f this picture from the Internet. Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented auto matic downlo ad o f this picture from the Internet. Click Here! Lisette Garcia From: Sent: To: Subject: Capp, Larry Dr. (MDCR) <LCAPP@miamidade.gov> Tuesday, March 20, :45 PM Carswell, Amy (Advocacy) ing: trayvon-martin-15-facts-you-need-to-know-about-teen-shot-in-sanfordflorida. This is very interesting material. Loading... Hi, SIGN OUT The Grio: African American News and Opinion thegrio: African American News and Opinion Search [ ] Search HOME OPINION POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH MONEY THEGRIO'S 100 TRAVEL & LEISURE SPORTS VIDEO NEWS SPECIALS Local Trayvon Martin: 15 facts you need to know about case of teen shot in Sanford, Florida 1

By Think Progress 3:06 PM on 03/19/2012 READ MORE: Crime, Florida, George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch, Sanford, Shooting, Trayvon Martin COMMENT NOW print facebook foursquare delicious stumbleupon

2 By Think Progress 3:06 PM on 03/19/2012 READ MORE: Crime, Florida, George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch, Sanford, Shooting, Trayvon Martin COMMENT NOW print facebook foursquare delicious stumbleupon Fark Join Our Mailing List [ ] [ ] Related News Trayvon Martin's final phone call: 'He said this man was watching him' NRA relationship with Florida a big reason Zimmerman remains free Feds to investigate fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin In this undated family photo, Trayvon Martin poses for a family photo (AP Photo/HO, Martin Family Photos) By Judd Legum at Think Progress 8. Zimmerman "was charged in July 2005 with resisting arrest with violence and battery on an officer. The charges appear to have been dropped." [Huffington Post] 2

3 Right-clic k he r e t pictures. To help privacy, O utlook auto matic downlo pic ture from the C lick Here! 9. Zimmerman called the police 46 times since Jan. 1, [Miami Herald] 10. According to neighbors, Zimmerman was "fixated on crime and focused on young, black males." [Miami Herald] 11. Zimmerman "had been the subject of complaints by neighbors in his gated community for aggressive tactics" [Huffington Post] 12. A police officer "corrected" a key witness. "The officer told the witness, a long-time teacher, it was Zimmerman who cried for help, said the witness. ABC News has spoken to the teacher and she confirmed that the officer corrected her when she said she heard the teenager shout for help." [ABC News] 13. Three witnesses say they heard a boy cry for help before a shot was fired. "Three witnesses contacted by The Miami Herald say they saw or heard the moments before and after the Miami Gardens teenager's killing. All three said they heard the last howl for help from a despondent boy." [Miami Herald] 14. The officer in charge of the crime scene also received criticism in 2010 when he initially failed to arrest a lieutenant's son who was videotaped attacking a homeless black man. [New York Times] 15. The police did not test Zimmerman for drugs or alcohol. A law enforcement expert told ABC that Zimmerman sounds intoxicated on the 911 tapes. Drug and alcohol testing is "standard procedure in most homicide investigations." [ABC News] The Martin case had been turned over to the Seminole County State Attorney's Office. Martin's family has asked for the FBI to investigate. Click here to read more stories from Think Progress. < Page 1 Follow thegrio on Facebook & Twitter! Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Top Stories 3

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