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Trayvon Martin Shooter Had History of Reporting Black Males

HeadlineMar 21, 2012

More audio recordings have been released showing Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, has a history of calling local police to report the sight of African-American men in his neighborhood. This is one of those calls.

George Zimmerman: “I’m with the neighborhood watch, and we’ve had some burglaries and vandalisms lately. And this gentleman was walking in the neighborhood. I’ve seen him before on trash days going around picking up trash. I don’t know what his deal is.”

Dispatcher: “Is he white, black or Hispanic?”

Zimmerman: “Black.”

Martin was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and holding candy and iced tea when Zimmerman called police to report him as suspicious. Later today, supporters around the world are being urged to don hooded sweatshirts and upload pictures to social media websites under the hashtag, #millionhoodies. Martin’s parents are scheduled to appear at a “million hoodie” rally in New York City’s Union Square.

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