Lake Mary police release video in George Zimmerman domestic violence incident

Video to help police determine charges against George or Shellie Zimmerman

LAKE MARY, Fla. – Lake Mary police released the dash camera video on Tuesday showing police approaching George Zimmerman after his wife reported their domestic violence incident.

The video shows Zimmerman being approached by authorities. Police are expected to also release video from Shellie Zimmerman's iPad and video from home surveillance cameras.

Police will hold a second news conference Tuesday to discuss the investigation into whether George Zimmerman threatened his estranged wife, as she originally told authorities.

At a news conference earlier Tuesday, Lake Mary Police Officer Zach Hudson said Shellie Zimmerman was recording the incident with her iPad, but it is in several pieces and needed to be examined in a lab. The iPad video, along with other surveillance video will be released on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Shellie Zimmerman said in the 911 call that George Zimmerman "took my iPad out of my hands. He then smashed it and cut it with a pocketknife, and there is a Lake Mary city worker across the street that I believe saw all of it."

LISTEN: Shellie Zimmerman's 911 call

Hudson also said on Tuesday that police searched George Zimmerman at gunpoint and found no gun him. He also said neither Shellie Zimmerman, nor her father, saw a gun, despite Shellie Zimmerman telling dispatchers that George had a gun.

George Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, also said George Zimmerman had a gun holstered to his body.

O'Mara said on Tuesday he won't represent George Zimmerman in the domestic issue from Monday. He will continue to represent Zimmerman in the NBC lawsuit and sanctions and costs from his second-degree murder trial.O'Mara also reportedly canceled his Viera appearance where he was expected to receive an award.

The incident came days after Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce and discussed her relationship with George Zimmerman during a TV interview.

George Zimmerman is still legally allowed to carry a weapon.

Lake Mary is located about 20 miles north of Orlando and 5 miles southwest of Sanford, where Zimmerman fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.


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