George Zimmerman Involved in Florida Shooting, Police Say
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ABC News(LAKE MARY, Fla.) — George Zimmerman was involved in a shooting in Lake Mary, Florida, police confirmed on Monday.
Monday afternoon, Zimmerman flagged down an officer, saying someone shot at him and his car, police said at a news conference Monday.
Zimmerman, 31, did not fire during the incident, police said. He has since been released from the hospital.
Zimmerman’s attorney, Don West, said Zimmerman was driving into a retail center when a car came up behind him, flashing its lights and honking. Zimmerman claimed the other driver yelled at him, West said.
When Zimmerman tried to leave, West said, the other driver pulled up and fired a shot through the passenger side window of Zimmerman’s truck. The bullet lodged somewhere in the car, West said. According to West, the other driver fled.
Police identified the other driver as Matthew Apperson. Gillet said Apperson called 911, saying he was the other person involved and was requesting police to respond to his location.
Police confirmed Monday that Zimmerman and Apperson had also been involved in a road rage incident in September 2014.
Apperson declined to press charges at the time.
After Monday’s incident, Zimmerman was briefly hospitalized and released a short time later.
The investigation into Monday’s shooting is ongoing, police said, and officers did not know if any charges will be filed against Apperson. No arrests have been made in this latest incident.
Police said there were body cameras present, but the videos are not being released at this time.
Zimmerman no longer lives in the area, West said, but he was in town for Mother’s Day and a doctor’s appointment.
In 2012, Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman in Sanford, Florida, shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Florida prosecutors tried to convict Zimmerman of state-level murder and manslaughter charges but in July 2013, a jury acquitted him, saying prosecutors didn’t have enough evidence to prove their case.
Federal prosecutors also concluded there was not sufficient evidence to prove Zimmerman intentionally violated Martin’s civil rights.
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