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K8-EEE

(15,667 posts)
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:37 PM Mar 2012

Why didn't Zimmerman call police after the shooting? Or ask neighbors to call?

For somebody that called 911 for EVERYTHING including potholes.....I mean if I just shot somebody "in self defense" I would think that would be the first thing I would do.

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Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)
1. According to Mary Cutcher, (the blonde witness) and her roommate, he asked them
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:38 PM
Mar 2012

to call 911 after the roommate asked himwhat was going on 3 times.

librechik

(30,674 posts)
3. police were already on their way--that's why the dispatcher said
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:39 PM
Mar 2012

"we don't need you to do that" to Zimmerman when he said he was going to follow Trayvon. Narcotics officers were already on the way becasue Zimmerman had reported Trayvon as a possible drug dealer to the dispatcher.

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
4. I read somewhere that the first person that came to the scene of the incident
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:41 PM
Mar 2012

Stated that Zimmerman as her to call 911. I don't recall where I read that.

Bluerthanblue

(13,669 posts)
7. she and her roomate stepped outside after the shot
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:50 PM
Mar 2012

they didn't know what had happened, and they called to Zimmerman asking him what was happening- he didn't answer at first, but then said call 911 is what I remember hearing Mary Cutcher say during an interview.

Spazito

(50,346 posts)
8. We know Zimmerman had a cell phone on him...
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:53 PM
Mar 2012

because of the 911 calls he made while stalking Trayvon so the question that needs to be asked is why Zimmerman did not make the call himself, why did he ask someone else to make the call instead? Odd, imo.

 

Life Long Dem

(8,582 posts)
9. He didn't know what to do for a few seconds.
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:57 PM
Mar 2012

He was deciding on what he should do, and it doesn't seem like the cops were on his immediate list of what to do.

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