As protests continue today in Sanford and other parts of the country honoring the memory of 17-year-old black youth Trayvon Martin, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting specific details of what George Zimmerman says happened on the night of the shooting and killing, Sunday, February 26.
According to Zimmerman's story as recounted by the Sentinel, "[Zimmerman] had turned around and was walking back to his SUV when Trayvon approached him from behind, the two exchanged words then Trayvon punched him in the nose, sending him to the ground, and began beating him."
The Sentinel also has new information about Trayvon Martin being suspended from school in Miami after being found with an empty marijuana baggie at the time he was in Sanford.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2012.
