George Zimmerman Wounded in Road Rage Shooting
George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin two years ago, was reportedly involved in a shooting in Lake Mary, Fla., Monday afternoon. Zimmerman suffered a minor gunshot wound in the incident, according to WESH.
The shooting reportedly involved two men and two vehicles. From ClickOrlando.com:
Video from Local 6 helicopter Sky 6 showed a pickup truck, believed to be Zimmerman’s, being towed. There’s a possible bullethole in the passenger-side window of the pickup. A sport utility vehicle is also at the scene.
“[Zimmerman] walked normally into the ambulance, so he wasn’t being helped or nothing,” a witness, Ricardo Berrare, told WESH.
Since being acquitted of Martin’s murder, Zimmerman has had a number of run-ins with the law, including three arrests for domestic violence
UPDATE 4:11 pm:
Florida police: George Zimmerman was not the shooter, was hospitalized with minor injuries and released
May 11, 2015
Police say Zimmerman flagged down Lake Mary patrol officers to report his vehicle had just been shot at. He was wounded by shattered glass.
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Police: A few minutes later Matthew Apperson (age unknown) called 911 to say he had just been involved in a shooting with George Zimmerman.
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Zimmerman’s attorney, Don West, said a bullet missed Zimmerman’s head, but his client was sprayed with glass from his vehicle’s windshield and other debris.
West said Zimmerman was not seriously injured and was treated and released from a hospital.
Witnesses told Local 6 that the driver of an Infiniti opened fire on Zimmerman and later turned into a retail center on Waymont Court to get help.
UPDATE 2:42 pm: TMZ is reporting that Zimmerman was shot at during a road rage incident. From TMZ:
Zimmerman’s lawyer, Don West, tells TMZ Zimmerman told him he believes he recognized the other driver as someone with whom he had a run in several months ago.
The lawyer says Zimmerman told him the other driver drove along side his client and fired into the driver’s side window.
The lawyer says Zimmerman was not struck by a bullet, but rather shattering glass.
Inside sources say #Zimmerman injuries may only be from glass- shot was fired through passenger window #WFTV
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