George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted of murder in the shooting of an unarmed Trayvon Martin in 2012, was being questioned by authorities over a possible domestic violence incident, a police spokesman said on Monday. Lake Mary, Florida, police spokesman Zach Hudson said police “were trying to figure out exactly what happened” in the incident and that a gun was present.
So far, MSNBC has reported that Zimmerman was at the home of his wife’s father, some sort of argument or altercation occurred and Zimmerman reportedly either made threats with a gun or was carrying one on him at the time of the incident. His wife, Shellie Zimmerman, 26, filed for divorce last Thursday, her lawyer said. She sought the divorce after she said last week in an interview with ABC News that the trial had strained their marriage of six years. That came after Zimmerman was twice stopped for speeding.
Zimmerman was stopped and ticketed on Sept. 3 in Lake Mary for driving 60 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, police said.
Zimmerman previously was stopped on suspicion of speeding in northern Texas two weeks after his acquittal, and was let off with a warning. He has a concealed weapon permit and told the Texas officer that he was carrying a gun in the glove compartment.
