911 Calls Shed Light on Mindset of Trayvon Martin's Killer

March 27, 2012 from Press TV

The man at the center of an American firestorm has not been seen in public for weeks, but a summary of his 911 calls to police over the past year may provide some insight into the mind of George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old "community watch" volunteer who shot and killed an un-armed Trayvon Martin on February 26. Press TV's Gary Anthony Ramsay reports from New York.

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On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. Martin was an African American teenager and 28-year-old Zimmerman is a man of mixed ethnicity (Latino and white American). Martin, who was unarmed, had been walking to the home of his fa... Explore this topic

Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin was an African American teenager who was shot and killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman told police he shot Martin in self defense and was not arrested or charged with a crime. The case has sparked numerous p... Explore this topic

Shooting of Trayvon Martin

The shooting of Trayvon Martin took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon Martin was an African American teenager who was shot and killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a man of mixed ethnicity (Latino and white American). Martin, who was unarmed, had been... Explore this topic

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Sanford, Florida

Sanford is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Seminole County. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 53,570. It is a principal city of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was... Explore this topic

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Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 4th most ... Explore this topic

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African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa. The term is not usually used for black residents of other countries in the Americas. African Americans make up the sing... Explore this topic

Emergency telephone number

In many countries the public telephone network has a single emergency telephone number that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency number differs from country to country; it is typically a three-digit number so that it can be easily r... Explore this topic

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