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Chronology of events
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February 2012

 * February 26
 * 6:40 pm - Trayton Martin leaves the home of his father's girlfriend in Sanford, Florida for nearby store.
 * 7:05 pm - Martin leaves store with bag of skittles and iced tea.
 * 7:11 pm – George Zimmerman calls Sanford Police Department to report "suspicious guy" in "dark hoodie".
 * 7:12 pm – Martin's girlfriend calls him on cell phone
 * 7:13 pm – Zimmerman's call ends
 * 7:16 pm – Trayvon call to girlfriend goes dead; 9-1-1 calls from the neighors begin
 * 7:17 pm – First officer arrives on scene
 * 7:30 pm – Martin pronounced dead
 * 7:52 pm – Zimmerman arrival at police station recorded on video
 * Roughly 10:00 pm – Zimmerman released (duration described as "about two hours")
 * February 27
 * 3:07 am – Timestamp on Sanford Police Department (SPD) Report
 * Martin reported missing by father
 * SPD informs father of Trayvon's death
 * SPD publicly identifies Zimmerman and Martin

March 2012

 * March 1
 * Police Chief Bill Lee attends emergency Homeowner's Association meeting to discuss shooting
 * March 8
 * Trayvon's father holds press conference criticizing SPD investigation
 * March 12
 * Chief Lee comments: "there is no evidence to dispute Zimmerman's assertion that he shot Martin out of self-defense"
 * March 13
 * SPD announces case turned over to State Attorney
 * NAACP letter to U.S. Department of Justice
 * March 16
 * The New York Times publishes "The Curious Case of Trayvon Martin"
 * March 17
 * Audio of eight calls to 9-1-1 released
 * March 20
 * U.S. Department of Justice announces investigation
 * Zimmerman's call publicly released
 * March 22
 * Bill Lee steps down as Chief of Police
 * State attorney Norman Wolfinger recuses himself from the case and Florida Gov. Rick Scott appoints Angela B. Corey, the state attorney for the Jacksonville area, to take over the case
 * March 23
 * A lawyer for Zimmerman, Craig Sonner, announces that his client acted in self-defense
 * March 29
 * Special prosecutor Angela B. Corey announces that she will not comment on the Trayvon Martin case until further notice

April 2012

 * April 5
 * Florida State Sen. Chris Smith convenes task force to examine possible changes to the state's self-defense laws
 * April 9
 * Special prosecutor Corey decides against a grand jury for the case, eliminating the possibility of a first-degree murder charge
 * April 10
 * State Attorney Angela Corey says she'll announce charges within 72 hours
 * April 11
 * State Attorney Angela Corey announced George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murder
 * George Zimmerman turns himself in the police and is taken into custody after the announcement.