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Title: Witness: Martin attacked Zimmerman
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URL Source: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/ne ... in-attacked-zimmerman-03232012
Published: Mar 24, 2012
Author: staff
Post Date: 2012-03-24 16:44:20 by Ada
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ORLANDO - A witness we haven't heard from before paints a much different picture than we've seen so far of what happened the night 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. The night of that shooting, police say there was a witness who saw it all. Our sister station, FOX 35 in Orlando, has spoken to that witness. What Sanford Police investigators have in the folder, they put together on the killing of Trayvon Martin few know about. The file now sits in the hands of the state attorney. Now that file is just weeks away from being opened to a grand jury. It shows more now about why police believed that night that George Zimmerman shouldn't have gone to jail. Zimmerman called 911 and told dispatchers he was following a teen. The dispatcher told Zimmerman not to. And from that moment to the shooting, details are few. But one man's testimony could be key for the police. "The guy on the bottom who had a red sweater on was yelling to me: 'help, help…and I told him to stop and I was calling 911," he said. Trayvon Martin was in a hoodie; Zimmerman was in red. The witness only wanted to be identified as "John," and didn't not want to be shown on camera. His statements to police were instrumental, because police backed up Zimmerman's claims, saying those screams on the 911 call are those of Zimmerman. "When I got upstairs and looked down, the guy who was on top beating up the other guy, was the one laying in the grass, and I believe he was dead at that point," John said. Zimmerman says the shooting was self defense. According to information released on the Sanford city website, Zimmerman said he was going back to his SUV when he was attacked by the teen. Sanford police say Zimmerman was bloody in his face and head, and the back of his shirt was wet and had grass stains, indicating a struggle took place before the shooting.
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
Hummmmm. Sheds more color into the situation.
Yeah, boy, and lots more "color" will be shed on the situation by helpful parties in the coming weeks. You can bet on that.
have yall seen that article outlining all the 911 calls zimmerman made over the years? a 1st rate effiminate busibody kook. calling the cops for the stupidest b.s. nonstop.The worst type of neighbor.Id bet he started & caused the whole thing.
I get that impression also. When you go about armed with a deadly weapon, you have duty to avoid conflict. You must do what is possible to de-escalate situations that could get out of control. It sounds like the Zimmerman was pursuing this kid when he was on the phone with 911. He could simply have backed off and let the cops show up and do their thing. Sounds like the idiot brought things to such a pass that he wound up with the kid sitting on his chest giving Zimmerman what fer. If that indeed is the long and short of it, I can't say that I have any sympathy with the man.
We may have more to learn about the victim as well. There's a reason the media is using a five year old photo and not more recent pics.
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