Timeline of the killing of Trayvon Martin

The following is a timeline of the events surrounding the death of teenager Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.

Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman during a physical altercation.

[4][5] Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in April 2012, and found not guilty on July 13, 2013.

[3] Trayvon Martin and his father Tracy travel to Sanford, Florida from Miami where they stay with Tracy Martin's fiancée.

She rents a townhome in the Retreat at Twin Lakes development.