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Zimmerman, a 28-year-old mixed race Hispanic man,[Note 1] was the neighborhood watch coordinator for his gated community where Martin was visiting his relatives at the time of the shooting.[3][4][5] Zimmerman shot Martin, who was unarmed, during an altercation between the two.
UPDATE 8, 10:00 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 20: Girl: Martin spoke on phone of being chased before he was shot. ABC News is reporting that a 16-year-old girl spoke on the phone with Trayvon Martin just before he was killed, and she said Martin was evading the pursuer who would eventually kill him.