Seemed to me this was a formerly gated community that fell on hard times so they laid off the guards.
I found an address in the transcript of the 911 call - 111 Retreat View Circle.
This led me to a place called ‘The Retreat at Twin Lakes’.
Its east gate is closed; and, I can see a blue neighborhood watch sign. The north gate is open, but there is the neighborhood watch sign. Alot of gated communities don’t have guards...and they leave the primary entrance gates open during the daylight hours. So this all looks fairly normal.
The community is surrounded by a low brick wall.
What I am having a hard time finding is the gas station...Martin’s mother said he was walking back from the gas station, where he bought the Skittles and iced tea.
The closest one I can find is around a half mile to the north, on the other side of the interstate.
I don’t think Martin lived there...a story yesterday stated that he went to Krop High School (but was suspended) in Miami (and Sanford is near Orlando). I have no idea if he had other family in Sanford, or why he was there.
I have not been able to find anything indicating why he was in Sanford...in an interview, his father stated ‘he was walking home’...which might mean that his father lived in Sanford.
But the one thing I have not found...and I think would be printed everywhere if true, is any indication that a family member lived in the gated community. To me, that’s important. I’m not sure of the posting laws, or what the blue signs say; but, Martin may have been trespassing.
And, as horrible as this situation is, I don’t want the outcome to be some notion that we cannot confront trespassers, without waiting for the police to arrive.
I assume Zimmerman will eventually get arrested for something...and many of the unanswered questions will be answered in court.