Zimmerman’s neighbor says she heard boy’s cry
George Zimmerman, left, enters the courtroom for the start of day 13 of his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston, Pool)
SANFORD, Fla. >> A former neighbor of George Zimmerman testified that she heard a boy’s cry for help shortly before hearing the teen’s fatal shooting.
Jayne Surdyka testified today on the third day of testimony in Zimmerman’s murder trial for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
However, Surdyka testified that she heard multiple gunshots. Only one shot was fired in the fatal encounter.
Zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense.
Surdyka says she was in a second-floor bedroom of her townhome when she heard scuffling outside on a rainy night in February 2012.
She says she heard an aggressive voice and a softer voice exchanging words for several minutes.
Surdyka says she then heard cries for help and believes it was a boy’s voice crying out.
