A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report shows that investigators in the Trayvon Martin shooting believe George Zimmerman’s confrontation was motivated.
The prosecutors in Florida released 284-pages of evidence on the shooting of Trayvon Martin. They include photographs of Martin’s blood-soaked sweatshirt and other clothing.
Part of the evidence includes mention of interviews with Investigators Christopher Serino. The FBI mentions the investigator in relation to his interviews with Zimmerman and his wife Shellie, as well as witness, his former colleagues and others.
Serino told the FBI that although Zimmerman may have a “little hero complex” he did not believe that Trayvon’s shooting was down to race. It was suggested that Zimmerman had racially profiled the 17-year-old Florida youth.
The interviews carried about by the investigators show no evidence of racism. They portrayed Zimmerman as a “decent guy” according to the New York Times.
The investigator also told the FBI that he felt pressured into filing charges against Zimmerman by a sergeant and two other officers despite the that he had insufficient evidence.
They also revealed that Zimmerman was estranged from his parents. He also had a particularly bad relationship with his mother who “was known to hit him all the time”.
Here’s the MSNBC local news report:
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.irishcoffeekid | Jul 14, 2012, 02:10 PM EDT
Regardless of how this rolls out, Zimmerman is going to realize that the life he thought he had is never going to be the same again. the stigma from this case is going to follow him everyone, people with issues will seek him out and he's going to find he'll need to keep a very low profile going forward. You don't walk away from a case like this, innocent or not, and carry on the life you had before. I dont imagine there will be a book deal at the end of this, those who believe he targeted the kid will refuse to buy it, those who think he was justified might but when you shoot someone, it leaves its mark one way or another.
Seanmor | Jul 14, 2012, 11:56 AM EDT
It is very surprising that "The New York Times" would describe Zimmerman as a "decent guy", when the rest of the liberal median has as good as convicted him of being a racist murderer. One is reminded of Bernie Goety who in Dec. of 84 shot and wounded 3 or 4 black youths who tried to mug him in a subway train. The Penal Code of N.Y. State allowed a person to defend himself (herself) if need be, and the same is true of Florida. Even if Zimmerman is acquitted by a Florida court, he may still have to face federal charges for violation of Martin's cival rights.