--- description: George Zimmerman received a minor gunshot wound in a shooting in Florida, police say. title: George Zimmerman Involved in Florida Shooting, Police Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89dd490d409d1f02/6987ef432dce01b35a9e1c71/461276956.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # George Zimmerman Involved in Florida Shooting, Police Say by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2015 6:43 PM CUT  In this handout photo provided by Seminole County Sheriff\`s Office, George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot photo after being arrested and booked into jail at the John Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida on Jan 9, 2015. In this handout photo provided by Seminole County Sheriff\`s Office, George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot photo after being arrested and booked into jail at the John Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida on Jan 9, 2015.Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2015 6:43 PM CUT George Zimmerman, the onetime neighborhood watchman acquitted of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in 2013, was involved in another shooting incident Monday, according to Florida police. Lake Mary police chief Steve Bracknell said the incident involved two men in Lake Mary, local TV station [WESH](http://www.wesh.com/news/george-zimmerman-involved-in-shooting-in-lake-mary-police-say/32943828 "undefined") reports. Zimmerman’s condition is unknown, but police at the scene said he appeared to sustain a minor wound. Police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett told [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/us/florida-george-zimmerman-shooting/ "undefined") the shooting appeared to be a road rage-related incident, but TIME was unsuccessful in reaching Gillett to confirm Zimmerman’s involvement. The Florida resident fatally shot [Trayvon Martin](http://time.com/tag/trayvon-martin/ "undefined"), a black 17-year-old, in February 2012 after an apparent altercation. The shooting and subsequent trial sparked a national debate about racial profiling that acted as a precursor to recent protests over police brutality of young African American men. He was [arrested in January](http://time.com/3662612/george-zimmerman-aggravated-assault-arrest/ "undefined") after being accused of assault by his girlfriend. The charges were dropped after she recanted her story. _\[_[_WESH_](http://www.wesh.com/news/george-zimmerman-involved-in-shooting-in-lake-mary-police-say/32943828 "undefined")_\]_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3854215/george-zimmerman-florida-shooting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3854215/george-zimmerman-florida-shooting/"},"headline":"George Zimmerman Involved in Florida Shooting, Police Say","datePublished":"2015-05-11T18:43:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:06:05.485Z","description":"Reportedly suffered a minor gunshot wound","url":"https://time.com/3854215/george-zimmerman-florida-shooting/","keywords":["Crime","George Zimmerman","Florida","Trayvon Martin","justice"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89dd490d409d1f02/6987ef432dce01b35a9e1c71/461276956.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89dd490d409d1f02/6987ef432dce01b35a9e1c71/461276956.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"In this handout photo provided by Seminole County Sheriff`s Office, George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot photo after being arrested and booked into jail at the John Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida on Jan 9, 2015.","caption":"In this handout photo provided by Seminole County Sheriff`s Office, George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot photo after being arrested and booked into jail at the John Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida on Jan 9, 2015.","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3854215/george-zimmerman-florida-shooting/","name":"George Zimmerman Involved in Florida Shooting, Police Say"}}]}] ```