Originally seen on NewsOne.com.
UPDATED: Monday, May 11, 2015, 3:09 PM ET –
Kenneth Cornell, an employee at a nearby business, has informed CNN that he spoke with the man who allegedly shot George Zimmerman. According to Cornell, the unidentified man said Zimmerman was waving a gun during the dispute. The man also reportedly told Cornell that he and Zimmerman have had three previous disputes.
The man shouted to Cornell: “I shot George Zimmerman, call 911. I don’t have a phone.”
Cornell said the man didn’t know whether Zimmerman was hurt. He called 911.
NewsOne has not verified Cornell’s claims.
UPDATED Monday, May 11, 2015, 2:40 p.m. ET –
A police spokesperson said it appeared that George Zimmerman was shot in a road rage incident, reports CNN.
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George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watchman who was acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2013, was injured in a shooting in Lake Mary, Florida on Monday afternoon, WESH 2 News reports.
Zimmerman suffered a minor gunshot wound, police say.
The shooting involved two men and happened on Lake Mary Boulevard, police said.
This is Zimmerman’s second time in headlines this year — in January he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend. No criminal charges were filed.
After the fatal shooting of Martin, Zimmerman had numerous run-ins with the law, including traffic violations and a case of alleged assault between him and his ex-wife Shelley Zimmerman.
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