“You have to continue to say things, like ‘How could somebody be shot and they’re unarmed against somebody who is armed and they say they fear for their life?’” Fulton said at a Wednesday event at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
“You’ve got to keep saying it. I think when you keep saying it, they’ll realize it doesn’t make sense.”
Before his death, Martin was walking back to his father’s home from a convenience store when he was spotted by George Zimmerman, then serving as a neighborhood watch captain. An altercation ensued and Martin was fatally shot during the scuffle.
“My son was unarmed. He was 17. The person that chased him was 28. You’re 28 years old with a loaded gun. How could you feel threatened? And then when you found out that Trayvon only had a drink and candy. Now what?” she said. “I don’t care what he did. He wasn’t shooting anybody.”
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