A new twist in the case of Trayvon Martin. Now an anonymous witness of the incident claims that he saw Martin on top of George Zimmerman shortly before the fatal shot which has led to a national outcry.
A witness we haven’t heard from before paints a much different picture than we’ve seen so far in the case. Known only as John, he told Sanford police that he saw it all and Martin on top of George Zimmerman shortly before the fatal shot.
“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.
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.
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.
However, friends of the 17-year-old say they cannot imagine him getting involved in a fight, and insist that he was not violent. Zimmerman’s lawyer also spoke out today to insist his client was ‘not racist’.
Take a listen below.
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=11212
Witness: Martin attacked Zimmerman: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com
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