During the George Zimmerman trial on Friday, Trayvon Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton said she recognized the screaming on the 911 audio call was coming from her son on the night of the shooting, CNN reported. The defense attorney Mark O'Mara asked Fulton if she had no doubt that it was her son screaming.
"Absolutely," she responded.
Martin's brother Jahvaris Fulton also confirmed that the screams came from Martin. (The question of whether Zimmerman's actions were actions of self-defense or murder could rest on which person was screaming).
Martin was fatally shot on February 26, 2012. The shooting put a national spotlight on Sanford Florida, sparking new debates about race relations and gun laws in America.
Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda also called to the stand Shiping Bao, the man who performed the final autopsy on Martin. Bao led the court through a series of photos of Martin's body, pointing out his injuries and explaining what he could conclude from his examination. His conclusion was thatthat Martin was shot at an intermediate range and that the bullet went right through his heart.
"There is no chance he could survive. Zero," Bao said.
Initially, a decision not to pursue charges against Zimmerman led to the dismissal of the town's police chief. The appointment of a special prosecutor, who accused the neighborhood watch volunteer of unjustly profiling and killing Martin, led to the second-degree murder trial, which began last week.
Zimmerman faces a second-degree murder charge in Martin's death, and has pleaded not guilty.
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