• Martin was tested for drugs and alcohol as a “routine part of the autopsy,” according to Sanford police spokesman Sgt. David Morgenstern. The spokesman said he did not believe Zimmerman had been tested for those things. [The Guardian]
• Police collected the clothing worn by both Martin and Zimmerman and have packaged it for analysis by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. [Orlando Sentinel]
• A witness identified only as “a long-time teacher” said police corrected her when she said she heard the teen crying for help. The officer allegedly told her it was Zimmerman, not the teen, who was yelling for help. [ABC News]
• Surveillance video of Zimmerman inside the police department on the night of the shooting appears to show him without any obvious cuts or bruises on his head or face. This could be explained by the fact that Zimmerman received medical attention at the scene and the video is grainy enough that it’s impossible to know his condition with real certainty. It could also be explained by him having never been injured. [ABC News]
• Two women who came upon the altercation moments after the shooting said Zimmerman had his hands pressed on Martin’s back and didn’t try to render any aid. [NBC News]
• Zimmerman’s father, Robert Zimmerman, told his son’s side of the story to an Orlando television station. “It’s my understanding that Trayvon Martin got on top of him and just started beating him,” Robert Zimmerman said. [WOFL]
Nick R. Martin
Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him: nick [at] talkingpointsmemo.com
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