17-year-old martin died of a gunshot wound to the chest and zimmerman was the one who pulled the trigger. what we don t know if zimmerman acted in self-defense as he claims. yesterday, the state of florida released a ton of evidence in the case and even the evidence itself tells two very different stories of what happened that night. each piece of the puzzle can be seen in a number of ways. we have been going through the evidence all last night and all today. some of it, though, speaks for itself. surveillance video from the convenience store where trayvon martin bought candy and iced tea, video compelling if only because it shows the teenager s final moments alive. then the pictures of zimmerman, pictures that show his injuries after he said he was attacked by martin. but what, if anything, do these pictures actually prove? we are going to have more on that in a moment. another compelling piece of evidence just leads, audio recording of an interview between assistant state a
just before he was shot to death by zimmerman. iced tea. the newly released autopsy says he died from a gunshot wound to the chest. toxicology tests found thc in martin s system, indicating marijuana use. the autopsy report lists the manner of death as homicide. zimmerman s charge was second-degree murder. he says he shot martin in self-defense telling police that martin assaulted him and his head was hit on the pavement. tonight, new photos of zimmerman from after the incident and a fire department report said he had abrasions to the forehead. he had bleeding and tenderness to the nose. and he was treated at the scene. also just released a sanford police report called a capias, a request for charges to be filed. the encounter between george zimmerman and trayvon martin was ultimately avoidable by zimmerman if he had remained in his vehicle and awaited the arrival of law enforcement or if he identified himself to martin as a concerned citizen and initiated dialogue in an effo
the newly released autopsy says he died from a gunshot wound to the chest. toxicology tests found thc in martin s system, indicating marijuana use. the autopsy report lists the manner of death as homicide. zimmerman s charge was second-degree murder. he says he shot martin in self-defense telling police that martin assaulted him and his head was hit on the pavement. tonight, new photos of zimmerman from after the incident and a fire department report said he had abrasions to the forehead. he had bleeding and tenderness to the nose. and he was treated at the scene. also just released a sanford police report called a capias, a request for charges to be filed. the encounter between george zimmerman and trayvon martin was ultimately avoidable by zimmerman if he had remained in his vehicle and awaited the arrival of law enforcement or if he identified himself to martin as a concerned citizen and initiated dialogue in an effort to dispel each party s concern. there s no indication
iced tea. the newly released autopsy report says he died from a gunshot wound to the chest. fired at intermediate range. we ll talk about what that may mean in a moment. toxicology tests found thc in martin s system, indicating marijuana use. the autopsy report lists the manner of death as homicide. zimmerman s charge was second-degree murder. he says he shot martin in self-defense telling police that martin assaulted him and his head was hit on the pavement. tonight, new photos of zimmerman from after the incident and a fire department report said he had abrasions to the forehead. these are new pictures we re seeing. bleeding and tenderness to his nose. and a small laceration to the back of his head when he was treated at the scene. also just released a sanford police report called a capias, a request for charges to be filed. that report says in part, the encounter between the george zimmerman and trayvon martin was ultimately avoidable by zimmerman if he had remained in