florida, police. get him back out there. reporter: police suspected zimmerman was armed after receiving this frantic call from his unconstitutionestranged wif zimmerman. he is in his car, and has his hands on his gun, saying step closer, he is just threatening all of us with a firearm. and he is going to shoot us. police say they didn t find a gun. get on your knees. cross your feet! reporter: according to police, there was a confrontation at the home the zimmermans once owned, a home owned by shellie s father. he took the ipad out of my hands and smashed it and cut it. reporter: this was dean after the alleged attack, which police say was not caught on camera. police say that zimmerman was using the smashed ipad to record the video of what was being taken in the home. in this footage george zimmerman volunteered to officers, you can
reporter: police expected zimmerman was armed after receiving this frantic call from his estranged wife, shellie zimmerman. he s in his car. he keeps saying step closer, he s threatening all of us. step closer and what. and he s going to shoot us. reporter: police say they did not find a gun. get on your knees. cross your feet. reporter: according to police, there was a confrontation at the home the zimmermans once shared, a home owned by shellie s father, david dean. he accosted my father and then took my ipad out of my hands and smashed and cut it with a pocket knife. reporter: this was dean after the attack. police say zimmerman was using the now smashed ipad to record video of what was being taken from the home. in this home surveillance video, footage george zimmerman volunteered to officers, you can see george smash the ipad. now that ipad is at the center of the investigation.
estranged husband threatened her with a gun and punched her father in the face. cnn s victor blackwell is in lake mary, florida with more. reporter: this is george zimmerman s third interaction with police since the acquittal in the death of trayvon martin. this was forced george zimmerman to lay face down in his driveway. i don t know what he s capable of. i m really scared. reporter: that s shelly zimmerman speaking with a 911 operator. according to the zimmerman s attorneys, shelly zimmerman and her father, david dean, were taking items out of the home the couple once shared. george was not aware of it. when george showed up to see a trailer and truck outside the house, it was concerning to him. there were conversations between george and her dad. reporter: however, text messages between the zimmermans appear to show george zimmerman was aware his wife would be at the home and shelly zimmerman
it started, chris, really depends upon whom you ask. officers tell us that this ended with officers guns drawn and george zimmerman s hands up, face down on his driveway. i don t know what he s capable of. i m really scared. reporter: that s shelly zimmerman speaking with a 911 operator monday during an alleged altercation with her estranged husband, george zimmerman. according to the zimmerman s attorneys, shelly zimmerman and her father, david dean, were taking items out of the home the couple once shared. jornl was not aware of it. when george showed up to see a trailer and truck outside the house, it was concerning to him. there were conversations between george and her dad. reporter: however, text messages between the zimmermans appear to show george zimmerman was aware his wife would be at the home and shelly zimmerman says there was more than a conversation. he accosted my father and took my ipad out of my hands and smashed it and cut it with a
the car? he had a gun with him, yes. he was allowed to and absolutely reporter: investigators are now reviewing surveillance footage from cameras at this home to determine if either of the zimmermans will face domestic battery charges. chris, kate? victor, appreciate it. thank you for the reporting. we ll let it play out. marital discord can always breed this kind of discontent. divorce can be ugly. when it s george zimmerman no charges filed. we should repeat that. coming up next on new day, are we pulling back from the brink? we re tracking the dramatic new developments, a possible deal with syria. our john king will help explain its chances of averting a strike. your new day political gut check is coming up. and diana nyad back in the news and not for reasons she appreciates. we loved the swim from cuba to florida. critics say they doubt aspects of it. did she cheat is the allegation?