So What Happened to the Hoodie?
Friday, May 18, 2012
The autopsy report says there was an 'intermediate range' gunshot
wound to the chest. It describes an area of stippling about two
inches in diameter. Soot is present. Ok, so we have some information
now about the range of fire. But wait. This is on Trayvon Martin's
skin. What about the hoodie? Shouldn't the gunshot residue be on his
clothes?
Yes,
it should—and it was. Among the documents released yesterday is a
March 22 report from a firearms analyst with the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement. In her report, she indicates that both the light
grey Nike sweatshirt and the dark grey hooded sweatshirt Martin was
wearing have apparent bullets holes that “display residues and
physical effects consistent with a contact shot.”
So
the muzzle was in contact with the clothing, but the medical examiner
said that the shot was fired from ‘intermediate range’. How is
the pistol touching the clothing while being at least four inches or
more from the skin? Newly released video of Martin making his
purchase at a nearby convenience store shortly before the shooting
shows that the clothing is loose fitting. In order for there to be
this much distance between the clothes and the skin, one of two
things had to happen: either (1) the clothing was being pulled away
from Martin’s body (presumably by George Zimmerman) or (2) Martin
was on top of Zimmerman, chest downward, with his clothes hanging due
to gravity.
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