My article is about Trayvon Benjamin Martin, born February 5, 1995 and killed on February 26, 2012 by George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman shot Trayvon because he thought he was a burglar 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. His last birthday was spent at home with dinner and gifts that included 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 Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an 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 shots, he filed a missing person's report with the police. Trayvon has 3 siblings Takira Martin, Demetrius Martin and Jahavaris Fulton. This photo of Trayvon in a hoodie was used in the protest against racial profiling on March 21, 2012. People were protesting because they wanted the world to see how an unarmed African An American teenager was shot by a Caucasian man who was the captain of the neighborhood watch. George Zimmerman was not arrested because he claimed he used self-defense against an unarmed African-American male wearing a hooded sweatshirt. On April 11, 2012 George Zimmerman was found guilty and charged with second degree murder, in support of the charges the State claimed that Zimmerman confronted Trayvon and shot him to death while Trayvon was not committing any crime. Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, said Trayvon will be buried in an all-white suit and 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 from his ear and that's when Zimmerman called 911 and the dispatcher said he heard someone yell "help, help" and a gunshot, so that tells me Zimmerman then blamed Martin since Martin was on the ground Zimmerman called 911 911 to say “there is a suspicious person in the neighborhood” all because he was wearing a black hoodie and when Zimmerman called him he then shot Martin saying he was using self-defense. Remember: this is just one example . Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a custom essay Trayvon Martin will always be remembered as the boy who was shot for wearing a black hoodie and for eating Skittles and Arizona Iced Tea. Additionally, when Zimmerman shot Trayvon that's when the hashtag #Black Lives Matter appeared on most people's social media posts and pages. So that's why most of the innocent young African Americans were being killed.