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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.
Zimmerman had a bloody nose and head, photographs show. 1  Trayvon Martin walked into a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida, grabbing a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea. 2  This seemingly mundane act, captured on a surveillance video, would be the last image the 17-year-old's loved ones would have of him alive.