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Three weeks prior to the shooting, on February 2, 2012, Zimmerman called police to report a young man peering into the windows of an empty Twin Lakes home. Zimmerman was told a police car was on the way and he waited for their arrival. By the time police arrived, the suspect had fled. On February 6, workers witnessed two young black men lingering in the yard of a Twin Lakes resident around the same time her home was burglarized. A new laptop and some gold jewelry were stolen. The next day police discovered the stolen laptop in the backpack of a young black man, which led to his arrest. Zimmerman identified this young man as the same person he had spotted peering into windows on February 2.[63]

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Zimmerman had been licensed to carry a firearm since November 2009. In response to Zimmerman's multiple reports regarding a loose pit bull in the Twin Lakes neighborhood, a Seminole County Animal Services officer advised Zimmerman to "get a gun", according to a friend, rather than rely on pepper spray to fend off the pit bull, which on one occasion had cornered his wife.[63] Although neighborhood watch volunteers are not encouraged to carry weapons, Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee acknowledged that Zimmerman had a legal right to carry his firearm on the night of the shooting.[71]

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枪击和调查

Shooting and investigation

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On the evening of February 26, 2012, Zimmerman observed Martin as he returned to the Twin Lakes housing community after having walked to a nearby convenience store.[91] At the time, Zimmerman was driving through the neighborhood on a personal errand.[13]

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At approximately 7:09 PM,[Note 1] Zimmerman called the Sanford police non-emergency number to report what he considered a suspicious person in the Twin Lakes community.[93] Zimmerman stated, "We've had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there's a real suspicious guy."[63] He described an unknown male "just walking around looking about" in the rain and said, "This guy looks like he is up to no good or he is on drugs or something."[94] Zimmerman reported that the person had his hand in his waistband and was walking around looking at homes.[95] On the recording, Zimmerman is heard saying, "these assholes, they always get away."[96][97]

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因为有好几次入室偷盗，所以Z很警惕在路上东张西望的黑人孩子M，因此报告了警察一个可疑的人

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About two minutes into the call, Zimmerman said, "he's running."[98] The dispatcher asked, "He's running? Which way is he running?"[99] The sound of a car door chime is heard, indicating Zimmerman opened his car door.[100] Zimmerman followed Martin, eventually losing sight of him.[98] The dispatcher asked Zimmerman if he was following him. When Zimmerman answered, "yeah," the dispatcher said, "We don't need you to do that." Zimmerman responded, "Okay."[101] Zimmerman asked that police call him upon their arrival so he could provide his location.[98] Zimmerman ended the call at 7:15 p.m.[98]

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警察跟他说，不需要他去跟踪。他说好。

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After Zimmerman ended his call with police, a violent encounter took place between Martin and Zimmerman, which ended when Zimmerman fatally shot Martin 70 yards (64 m) from the rear door of the townhouse where Martin was staying.[102][Note 2]

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这以后究竟发生了什么？短短的几分钟，黑人M被枪击而亡。