George Zimmerman told police he was punched in the face Sunday night at a restaurant in Sanford, Florida, while explaining to fellow diners that he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense, according to a police report released by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
Amid a storm of outrage and criticism, George Zimmerman Monday explained publicly for the first time why he auctioned off the pistol he used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin during an altercation in 2012. The former neighborhood-watch volunteer, who was acquitted of second-degree murder in July of 2013, said he auctioned off his 9-mm Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol for…
George Zimmerman says he’s vetting bids after closing an auction for the pistol he used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin during an altercation. The former neighborhood watch volunteer — who was acquitted in the 2012 slaying — says on his blog that the sale was successful, though he gives no details and says the buyer may choose to…
Bidding in an online auction for the pistol former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin appeared to have been hijacked by fake accounts posting astronomically high bids. At one point early Friday, the bidding surpassed $65 million with the leading bidder using the screen name “Racist McShootFace.” The site later showed that account had been deleted….
In an interview with FOX Florida station WOGX-TV, Zimmerman confirmed that he put the firearm used in the killing of Martin on the auction block. “I’m a free American I can do what I like with my possessions,” he said, adding, “it’s time to move past the firearm, and if I sell it and it sells, and I move past…
