Blog / Shooting of Trayvon Martin Shooting of Trayvon Martin April 2, 2012 By ProjectRedefineUs 1 Comment On February 26, 2012, an African-American teen named Trayvon Martin was shot by multiracial Hispanic and Caucasian George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. Martin was walking to his father’s fiance’s home from a 7-Eleven when Zimerman