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Police: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him with one blow then began hammering his head
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From the Orlando Sentinel:
[link to articles.orlandosentinel.com]
With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman and slammed his head into the sidewalk several times, leaving him bloody and battered, authorities have revealed to the Orlando Sentinel.
That is the account Zimmerman gave police, and much of it has been corroborated by witnesses, authorities say.
Zimmerman has not spoken publicly about what happened, but that night, Feb. 26, and in later meetings he described and re-enacted for police what he says happened.
In his version of events, he had turned around and was walking back to his SUV when Trayvon approached him from behind, the two exchanged words then Trayvon punched him in the nose, sending him to the ground, and began beating him.
Zimmerman told police he shot the teenager in self-defense.
This is the thing a lot of observers don't understand. Fistfights don't unfold like on TV, where participants exchange blow after blow for ten or more minutes. In many cases, the guy who lands the first blow stuns the other and then proceeds to pound the other guy into submission.
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