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Million Hoodie March set for Trayvon Martin

17-year-old shot, killed by neighborhood watchman in Sanford

February 26: Trayvon Martin killed. George Zimmerman questioned by Sanford Police and released.

NEW YORK – The parents of Trayvon Martin, who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch leader in Sanford, attended a march in his memory Wednesday night in New York City.

Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin were at an event called the Million Hoodie March at Union Square. Their 17-year-old son was shot last month while returning to a gated community after buying candy at a convenience store.

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The teenager was unarmed and wearing a hooded sweatshirt at the time.

The shooter, George Zimmerman, has not been charged in the Feb. 26 shooting. He has said he shot Martin in self-defense after Martin attacked him.

Police documented that Zimmerman is white, but his family says he's Hispanic.

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights probe into the shooting.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.


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