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Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was the son of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, who were divorced in 1999. He was a junior at Dr. Michael M. Krop High School and lived with his mother and older brother in Miami Gardens, Florida.[17][18][19] Trayvon's English teacher, Michelle Kypriss described him as an A and B student who majored in cheerfulness.[18]

On the day Martin was fatally shot, he and his father were visiting his father's fiancée and her son at her townhome in The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, a multi-ethnic gated community, where the shooting occurred.[20][21] Martin had visited his father's fiancée at Twin Lakes several times.[22][23]
Martin had been suspended from school at the time of his death.[24] He had been suspended twice before. One suspension was for tardiness and truancy.[25] Another suspension in October 2011 was for graffiti, when Martin was observed by a security camera in a restricted area of the school marking up a door with "W.T.F."[25] When he was later searched by a Miami-Dade School Police Department officer, looking for the graffiti marker, the officer found several pieces of women's jewelry in his backpack, which Martin said a friend had given to him. A screwdriver was also found, which was described by the school police investigator as a burglary tool. The jewelry was impounded and given to the police, but no evidence ever surfaced to indicate that the jewelry was stolen.[25] Martin's third suspension involved a marijuana pipe and an empty bag containing marijuana residue.[24] Martin was not charged with any crime related to these incidents and did not have a juvenile record.[26] Judge Nelson ruled that the defense may have access to Martin's records, including the details of these suspensions, as well as access to Martin's social media sites,[27] but ruled they will not be admissible as evidence during the trial unless they can be shown to be relevant.[28]

Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump said the parents had never heard about the bag of jewelry and that it was completely irrelevant to what happened on February 26.[25] Martin's parents and their attorneys also said the defense's request for school records and social media was a "fishing expedition" aimed at attacking their son and an attempt to assassinate his character.[29]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin