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Teenager's death sparked the Black Lives Matter movement amid public outcry

THE parents of killed teenager Trayvon Martin are set to release a book sharing their intimate story of life after their sons death.

The shooting of Martin by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman sparked the Black Lives Matter movement amid a public outcry over the gunmans acquittal.

We take a look at the lives of Martin and Zimmerman, the night of the killing in February 2012, and the ongoing aftermath.

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Trayvon Martin was just 17-years-old when he was shot dead by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida.

Martin, who was was born in Miami, was a junior at Dr Michael M. Krop High School in Miami-Dade.

Before his death he had brushed aside his dream of becoming an American football player and had chosen to pursue a carer working with aeroplanes.

The Black Lives Matter movement, which aims to protect black people against civil and human rights abuses, is rooted in the injustices around Martins death.

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George Zimmerman, who was born in Manassas, Virginia, was acquitted of second-degree murder after he shot dead Martin.

He has remained the subject of media attention ever since amid the ongoing controversy around the killing.

He had moved to Florida after graduating and worked for an insurance agency.

Zimmerman was volunteering as a neighbourhood watch volunteer when he killed Martin.

On May 11, 2015, Zimmerman tried to auction off the gun he had used in the shooting.

He called the the weapon an American firearm icon and said the money from the sale would got to combating violence against police by the Black Lives Matter movement.

The gun was removed from the auction site gunbroker.com the next day.

Martin, who was African American, was in a convenience store buying sweets and a canned drink on February 26, 2012.

After he had left the store he walked through a neighbourhood in Florida that was notorious for robberies.

Zimmerman spotted him and called the police to report him for suspicious behaviour.

Moments later the pairhad a physical altercation and Martin was shot in the chest.

Zimmerman, who was injured in the scrap, was not charged at the time of the shooting by Sanford Police.

They said there was no evidence to refute his claim of self-defence.

National media then covered the killing and Zimmerman was subsequently charged and tried over Martin's death.

Zimmerman went on trial charged with second-degree murder over the shooting of 17-year-old Martin.

The State claimed Zimmerman profiled Martin before confronting him and shooting him in the chest.

The State's case was that Martin was not committing a crime at the time.

Zimmerman claimed in his trial that he shot Martin in self defence.

After sixteen hours of deliberation over the course of two days, Zimmerman was found not guilty on all counts by a six-person jury.

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