George Zimmerman’s contention that Trayvon Martin attacked him, “doesn’t sound like [Trayvon],” according to Martin’s older brother, Jahvaris Fulton.
Fulton told CNN that Martin “wasn’t confrontational or violent,” and disputed Zimmerman’s account of the events, in which the Hispanic neighborhood-watch volunteer said he shot Martin in self-defense after the teen punched him and slammed his head on a sidewalk.
Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in Martin’s death on Wednesday.
Fulton said, based on his understanding of the evidence and 911 tapes, Martin “tried to get away from the situation. He wasn’t violent. For him to actually jump on someone he doesn’t even know, to me that’s not him. He’s smarter than that.”
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Indeed, Fulton noted that Martin was an honors student with dreams of attending college, saying that his happy brother “probably was going to be someone.”
Fulton also recalled the first time Martin rode a horse, just eight days before his death.
“His horse had some problems. It wanted to be a bully to everybody else’s horse. [Martin] handled it. He was the first one to learn how to control him.”
When he learned of Martin’s death, Fulton said, “I just paused because I didn’t believe it. I didn’t understand it, either.”
Fulton also said that he wants to see changes in Florida’s “stand your ground” laws, which allow people to use deadly force if they feel a reasonable threat of death or serious injury.
“Someone shouldn’t be able to murder someone and walk away,” Fulton said.