Justice demanded.

Since the Trayvon Martin case has come about I've just briefly heard about a 17-year-old Florida teen being shot and killed by a Neighborhood Watch member. George Zimmerman claimed it was self-defense that led him to shoot Trayvon. Zimmerman has not been charged with manslaughter. He remains a free man. Because of this many supporters of Trayvon have begun to demand justice. The Miami Heat (who are doing amazing this season, btw!) wore hoodies on Friday afternoon to show their support to Trayvon's family. 

On Feb. 26 Trayvon was walking in a gated community to visit his father's fiancee. He had just come from 7-Eleven with a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona Iced Tea when he was spotted by Zimmerman. Because he was wearing a hoodie, Zimmerman thought he looked suspicious and called a non-emergency police line to report him,  according to the Orlando Sentinel. 

They also reported that he had a habit of calling law enforcement, with 46 calls from January to Feb. 26. Six recordings of his calls were released and four of them involved suspicious persons, all of whom were black, according to the Orlando Sentinel. 

Initially, media outlets reported that Trayvon and Zimmerman exchanged words, fought and Trayvon died with a single gunshot to the chest. According to the police report, Zimmerman was standing nearby with blood from his nose and the back of his head. Neighbors called 911 and audible cries for help can be heard on the recordings. Zimmerman claims it was him however lawyers for Trayvon's family claim it was his cries. 

Just today the Orlando Sentinel released an article with Zimmerman's claims -- that the Miami junior punched Zimmerman, sending him to the ground, then climbed on top of him and slammed his head into the sidewalk leaving him bloody. 

There's a lot more information that makes this case just even more messy like the one minute gap when police dispatch hung up and police arrived at the scene. I suggest reading on for yourselves. I will definitely be keeping up with this case. Expect more blog posts to come. Below are links to the articles I found: 

Uproar grows over citizen volunteer's killing of Florida teen

Police: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him with one blow then began hammering his head