George Zimmerman Injured by Shattered Glass after He is Shot at by the Same man who Accused Him of Threatening Him in a Road-Rage Incident Last Year
- Zimmerman, 31, was able to walk to the ambulance after suffering minor cuts after the altercation in Lake Mary on Monday
- He was shot at by Matt Aperson who last year told cops that Zimmerman had threatened him with a gun during a road-rage incident
- No charges were ultimately brought in the case
- Following Monday's incident, Apperson approached a man nearby and told him, 'I shot George Zimmerman' before they called 911
- A bullet hole could be seen in Zimmerman's truck window as it was towed
- He was acquitted of murder in the 2012 shooting of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin and has been arrested in several disputes since
Daily Mail UK, 11 May 2015
George Zimmerman has suffered a gunshot wound during an altercation with another man in Florida, police have said.
The former neighborhood watch officer, who was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in 2013, was seen walking to an ambulance following the incident in Lake Mary on Monday and police said his wound was only minor.
'He walked normally into the ambulance, so he wasn't being helped or nothing,' witness Ricardo Berrare told WESH.
Zimmerman was treated for minor injuries in hospital following the 12.45pm incident in Lake Mary, Florida but has since been released.
The shooting unfolded at the Baytree Center on Lake Mary Boulevard around 12.45pm. The center houses businesses and offices including doctors clinics. Lake Mary Police Chief Steve Bracknell said the shooting may have been related to an 'ongoing dispute' between Zimmerman and another person
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Face-to-face: Matt Apperson, pictured top, shot at George Zimmerman, in court in 2013, on Monday afternoon. Last year, Apperson accused Zimmerman of threatening him at a red light
Taken away: The truck that had been carrying Zimmerman is seen near the police station. What appears to be a single bullet hole can be seen in its front passenger seat window
Shot: The bullet hole can be seen in the passenger window; Zimmerman suffered injuries from flying glass
He had claimed he was verbally attacked by two men in a truck at a stop light in Lake Mary. The men thought he was shaking a finger at them, but he claimed he had just been listening to music.
Apperson told cops that he recognized Zimmerman as the driver and that he was carrying a gun. He claimed Zimmerman yelled at him,
'Do you know who I am?' before saying, 'I'll f***ing kill you.'
Apperson pulled into a nearby gas station and Zimmerman followed him and threatened to kill him, he said. But Zimmerman left once Apperson headed inside to call 911 about the alleged threats
Two days later, Apperson called police again when he saw Zimmerman's truck outside his work place at Waymont Plaza - the same area where Monday's incident unfolded.
Authorities contacted Zimmerman but he claimed he had just been visiting his doctor at the plaza. Apperson decided not to pursue charges, and police were unable to move forward without a car tag identified or witnesses.
Lake Mary Police Officer Bianca Gillett says investigators have not determined how or why the latest altercation began.
Zimmerman's lawyer said that he recognized the man from the previous incident.