Two prosecution witnesses supported George Zimmerman’s claim that he was on the ground and being attacked by Trayvon Martin when he shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old.
Jonathan Good, one of Zimmerman’s neighbors, testified that he saw Martin straddling Zimmerman in a “ground and pound” position and appeared to be punching him as Zimmerman yelled for help.
Previous prosecution witnesses said it was Martin who was on the ground and yelling for help.
Good, who said he was on his patio 15 to 20 feet away, appeared to have the best view of the fatal, February 2012 confrontation.
He saw a person in black clothing on top of another person who appeared to be lighter skinned, he testified.
“It looked like there were strikes being thrown, punches being thrown,” Good said.
When defense attorney Mark O’Mara asked him if the person on top was Martin, Good said, “Correct, that’s what it looked like.”
But Good also undermined Zimmerman’s claim that Martin pounded his head into the pavement.
“I couldn’t see that,” he said under cross-examination.
Good was inside calling 911 when he heard a gunshot, he said.
Another witness, Sanford, Fla., police officer Tim Smith, supported Zimmerman’s claim that he was pinned on the rain-soaked grass by testifying that the defendant’s back was much wetter than his front.
Another neighbor, Jonathan Manalo, came upon the scene after the shooting and said that the shooter seemed calm. Zimmerman told his neighbor to call his wife.
“Just tell her I shot someone,” Zimmerman said, according to Manalo.
The neighborhood watch volunteer faces life in prison.