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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>This about as far down as I can distill the tragic sequence of events that led to the death of Trayvon Martin:<br>1. Trayvon Martin is walking to the townhome in a gated community where he is staying<br>2. George Zimmerman is driving in the same gated community<br>3. Zimmerman sees and follows Martin and calls a non-emergency police number at 7:09:34pm to report a suspicious person<br>4. Martin already on a phone call with a friend, tells her that someone is following him, this call is disconnected at ~7:12pm<br>5. Zimmerman's recorded phone call to police ends at 7:13:40 pm after a ~4 minute discussion / he has exited his vehicle<br>6. Martin & Zimmerman become engaged in an altercation<br>7. A 911 call reporting a disturbance is recorded starting at 7:16:11 pm<br>[At this point Martin is alive and the altercation between Martin & Zimmerman is in progress]<br>8. A gunshot is recorded on the 911 call at 7:16:55pm (~44 seconds after the start of the call logging)<br>9. Police arrive at the scene at approximately 7:17pm<br>11. Zimmerman tells police he shot Martin<br>10. Police disarm and handcuff Zimmerman<br>12. Martin is pronounced dead at approximately 7:30pm<br>13. Police photograph Zimmerman while he is in the back of a police car - he has a bleeding & swollen nose<br>14. Police photograph Zimmerman at the police station - the back of his head is bleeding<br><br>Absent any other facts, I don't see any possibility of a 2nd degree murder conviction against Zimmerman.<br>I don't know enough about manslaughter to comment on the possibility of conviction for this charge.<br>I think Zimmerman deserves some type of punishment. Where things stand now, I don't expect any convictions on civil rights violations. I do expect Zimmerman either be found liable in civil court or agree to an out of court settlement.<br><br>-Scott<br><br> </div></body>
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