Yes, the media has hidden that fact. The media has hidden a number of facts.
What about the burglary tool found near the apartment Travon was casing? The father being a Crips gang member? Sabrina giving away her baby to Tracy’s girlfriend for her to raise? (did she lose custody because of a drug problem?) Tracy’s multiple girlfriends? Tracy’s many lies? 53 days truant in less than a year? the fight club? his drug dealing? his love of sucker punching in the fight club and wanting to see more blood? the stolen jewelry in his backpack with a burglary tool? the liver damage caused by drugs? purple drank? on and on
I hadn’t heard about the “burlary tool” found near the apartment.
I think Zimmerman was trying to locate him because the dispatcher asked him “What’s he doing now?” They were both thinking Martin was going to break into a house before the cops got there.