The attorney for Matthew Apperson, the man who shot at George Zimmerman in Lake Mary, Fla., on Monday, said that Apperson fired a shot in self-defense.
Police said on Monday that they have not arrested Apperson. A third party called the police on behalf of Apperson to report the shooting, and Zimmerman called 911 shortly after the incident as well. Lake Mary Police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said that it did not appear that Zimmerman had fired any shots.
Apperson’s attorney, Mark NeJame, told reporters on Monday that Apperson acted in self-defense, according to local TV station WFTV.
“He simply maintained that he acted in self-defense,” NeJame said. “We see everything to suggest that that is correct.”
Police would not say on Monday whether Zimmerman was armed, and Zimmerman’s attorney, Don West, said that Zimmerman did not show, wave, or point a gun at Apperson, according to WFTV.
Zimmerman was released from the hospital on Monday after being treated for facial injuries, according to the Orlando Sentinel. West said that Zimmerman was injured by glass from his car’s windshield when the bullet missed Zimmerman and struck the vehicle.
Clearly we’ve misjudged him. He’s worse than we could ever have imagined.
I believe the guy who isn’t Zimmerman.
One day…
Self-defense for this individual man, and for society at large.
After watching the video of Apperson’s encounter with reporters outside the police station in the WFTV link, he comes across as a guy with anger and impulse control issues. Two hotheads standing their ground with guns is a tough call, but yeah, I’ll go with the guy who’s not a murderer.