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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.
On Feb. 26, 2012, Zimmerman fatally shot Martin in Sanford while on duty as a neighborhood watch captain. He was acquitted by a jury on July 13, 2013, of second-degree murder and manslaughter. After he was acquitted, Johnson drew fire for offering to replace Zimmerman's Kel-Tec PF-9 gun for free.