New George Zimmerman documents:
Police call shooting 'avoidable'The documents include the original report by Christopher Serino, the investigator who investigated the shooting. The report said the entire incident, from Zimmerman's initial call to when he was taken into custody, only took about eight and a half minutes.
Among the witness statements is one from a man who said he saw a dark-skinned man in a hoodie who was on top of a Hispanic man and punching him. The man yelled that he was going to call the police, and then he heard a "pop." However, the man admitted that he did not see the beginning of the scuffle. Another witness said he heard someone say "I've got a gun, I've got a gun," and "take my gun from me."
Serino concluded, however, that there was enough evidence to charge Zimmerman was manslaughter.
One of the Sanford police reports concluded the whole incident was avoidable had Zimmerman stayed in his car and waited for law enforcement.
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Meanwhile, DNA forensics of the gun used that night show that Zimmerman's DNA is on the firearm, except for the trigger.
According to the report, another individual's DNA was on the gun, but experts could not identify whose it is.
Zimmerman claimed Martin reached for the gun and that's when he fired.
But there are different descriptions of the gunshot wound to Martin. The Volusia County Medical Examiner said the shot was at a "intermediate range."
However, the FDLE report notes residue from the gun is consistent with a "contact shot