George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 2012 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida, suffered a minor wound after being shot at in his vehicle on Monday, police said.
Zimmerman did not fire a gun in the Monday incident, his latest brush with law enforcement since his 2013 trial, according to police.
No charges were immediately filed in the shooting, which took place on a roadway in Lake Mary, Florida, a suburb of Orlando.
The other man involved was Matthew Apperson, police said. Apperson previously accused Zimmerman of threatening to kill him during a September 2014 roadside dispute, but declined to press charges.
Zimmerman, 31, was a neighborhood watch volunteer when he shot Trayvon Martin, claiming it was in self-defense. The incident prompted civil rights rallies and drew international attention to Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law.
While Zimmerman no longer lives in central Florida, he unexpectedly ran into Apperson on Monday while visiting for Mother’s Day, his attorney, Don West, told Reuters.
Zimmerman recognized Apperson, who was flashing his lights, honking and shouting insults, West said.
As Zimmerman attempted to make a U-turn to leave, Apperson pulled up alongside his vehicle and “pulled out a gun and shot it through the passenger window,” West said.
Zimmerman was not injured by the bullet but suffered minor wounds from flying glass and debris, West said. He was treated and released from a hospital.
Apperson called authorities to report the incident about the same time that Zimmerman flagged them down around 1 p.m., police said.
The motive for the shooting was not immediately known, police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said at a news conference.
Earlier this year federal prosecutors decided not to press civil rights charges against Zimmerman in the Martin case.
Since being acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in that shooting, Zimmerman has drawn attention for his repeated encounters with law enforcement.
He was arrested in January in connection with a domestic dispute. He was accused of throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend but prosecutors dropped the charges after she recanted.
He was arrested in November 2013 after allegedly pointing a gun at a different girlfriend during an argument. Those charges were later dropped after the woman withdrew her complaint.
Zimmerman also has drawn the attention of authorities over accusations that he had threatened his then-estranged wife.
(Writing by Letitia Stein; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Bill Trott)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/11/us-usa-florida-zimmerman-idUSKBN0NW1UC20150511
Another FOX/Hannity/Limbaugh “patriot”, just like “patriot” Pam Geller.
The reason is very clear. George is a wana be cop. As such he acts like a American cop on the streets. Just nature of man to want to do away with such of the streets. and he does not have badge to hide behind or a costume to wear that people fear. He is not on the Federal protected spices list as well. Such is life George. Now wait and see how many years you get for messing with a cop buddie in America as a lesson to the citizen. They do take care of there friends in America.
No charges against the man they know who shot at Mr Zimm?
seems strange to me
Some people seem to have many more violent encounters than others, and in light of the other incidents in his life listed here, I have to wonder if Mr. Zimmerman isn’t a bit of a hot-head who sees violence as his first option for problem-solving.
I don’t know any details regarding the Treyvon Martin affair that weren’t widely reported, and all that was reported was propaganda, but here we’re learning that he’s pointing his gun at one girlfriend, throwing a wine bottle at another, and if he reaches these levels of violence with his lover, I’d guess that he’s a good candidate for blowing someone away without a good reason.
yeah , he acts just like 100% of cops