Autopsy: Trayvon Shot From 'Intermediate Range'

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Has anyone considered that Zimmerman's "injuries" could have been self-inflicted? I know that might sound unlikely, but not impossible. It has been done before, in order to mislead or misrepresent a situation. 

Why do people miss the simple point that it wouldn't have mattered if Martin had been armed or not. He could have been carrying a baretta or a bazooka that night but Zimmerman wouldn't have killed him had Zimmerman had just stayed in the car as the 911 operator suggested that 'we don't  need you to do that.' Had Zimmerman done what is usually standard protocol in Neighborhood Watch, which isn't to follow people but just report to police, Martin wouldn't have been killed by Zimmerman. How can people not understand this simple concept? Why do they keep missing this fact? Why do they keep missing the fact that Trayvon was not a threat to Zimmerman in his car as long as Zimmerman had stayed in his car with the windows closed and doors locked? How illogical can people be?

Based on the evidence and witness testimonies that have been released, here's what I think happened. Zimmerman notices Trayvon, considers him suspicious, and follows him in his car. Zimmerman calls the police, gets out of the car, and the police officer says "We don't need you to do that" referring to following Trayvon. Zimmerman responds "Ok". Then I'm not sure what happened. But it seems like Zimmerman continued to follow Trayvon. If Zimmerman really went back to his car immediately, he should've returned to his car shortly because he had only gotten out of the car about 20 seconds earlier, as you can hear on the 911 call. Also, he says "I don't know where this kid is" which implies that he's still looking for Trayvon. But in any case, Zimmerman and Trayvon meet and there's an altercation and then a scuffle between them. I'm not sure who started it but Trayvon probably roughed Zimmerman up a bit. There are pictures that show blood on the back of Zimmerman's head but the video taken later shows that, once cleaned up, all that was left was a seemingly minor laceration. Zimmerman might've suffered more injuries but they were probably relatively minor because they weren't evident in the video of Zimmerman exiting the police car. Also, the second ambulance was cancelled. Anyways, back to the scuffle. At a certain point, perhaps after getting pushed to the ground, Zimmerman pulled out his gun. I suspect that this is when Trayvon noticed the gun and then started screaming for help. I think it's Trayvon screaming because the voice sounds young and the voice also stops immediately after the gun shot. Also, the testimony that was publicly released from voice experts claimed that the voice was almost definitely not Zimmerman's. So, I think Trayvon was screaming and probably backing away, no longer attacking Zimmerman when he was shot. If this is what happened, then Zimmerman would be guilty of second-degree murder. Of course, this is just my opinion based on what I've heard so far. There might be additional evidence which I don't know which proves my theory wrong. I'm just hoping that the truth comes out eventually and justice is done.