The journalist continued working on the Trayvon Martin case when she started working for NBC News . Trayvon Martin is a 17-year-old African American teenager who was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in Sanford , Florida . The neighborhood watch volunteer called Sanford police to report Martin , who he said appeared " suspicious . " Moments later , there was an altercation between the two individuals in which Zimmerman shot Martin , killing him . A national debate about racial profiling and stand your ground laws ensued , and the governor of Florida appointed a task force to examine the state 's laws
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