SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- A lead investigator in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin has taken the witness stand.
The detective interviewed George Zimmerman the night he shot and killed the 17-year-old. Zimmerman told her Martin jumped out at him from the bushes, knocked him to the ground and jumped on top of him.
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Martin. He says he shot the teenager in self-defense.
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Earlier coverage:
Zimmerman Trial Latest: Key Witness Takes Stand for Second Day
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The last person to speak with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin before he was killed was back on the stand Thursday.
George Zimmerman's attorney spent a second day grilling the prosecution's star witness, 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel.
Jeantel previously testified that Martin told her over the phone that someone was following him in the minutes before he was shot.
Today, Jeantel testified that she changed her story because she couldn't face Martin's mother.
At one point in court, Zimmerman's attorney asked Jeantel to read parts of a letter she had written, with the help of a friend, to Trayvon's mother after his death. She looked at the letter and said she couldn't read cursive handwriting.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty due to self-defense. If found guilty of second-degree murder, he could face life in prison.
The detective interviewed George Zimmerman the night he shot and killed the 17-year-old. Zimmerman told her Martin jumped out at him from the bushes, knocked him to the ground and jumped on top of him.
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Martin. He says he shot the teenager in self-defense.
AP-WF-07-01-13 2001GMT
Earlier coverage:
Zimmerman Trial Latest: Key Witness Takes Stand for Second Day
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The last person to speak with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin before he was killed was back on the stand Thursday.
George Zimmerman's attorney spent a second day grilling the prosecution's star witness, 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel.
Jeantel previously testified that Martin told her over the phone that someone was following him in the minutes before he was shot.
Today, Jeantel testified that she changed her story because she couldn't face Martin's mother.
At one point in court, Zimmerman's attorney asked Jeantel to read parts of a letter she had written, with the help of a friend, to Trayvon's mother after his death. She looked at the letter and said she couldn't read cursive handwriting.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty due to self-defense. If found guilty of second-degree murder, he could face life in prison.
