George Zimmerman was 'bleeding from the nose and head'

A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head, according to police reports.

                              A police photo of George Zimmerman after he shot Trayvon Martin

The documents were released to defence lawyers for George Zimmerman, who is accused of second-degree murder over the 26 February killing in Sanford.
The evidence includes an autopsy that found traces of cannabis in Trayvon Martin, who died in the confrontation.
Mr Zimmerman, 28, maintains he shot the 17-year-old in self-defence.
Police found Trayvon Martin face down in the grass with a single gunshot wound to the chest and tried to revive him, according to the police reports.

Several officers who arrived at the scene said that Mr Zimmerman's back was wet and his face swollen.

Officer Timothy Smith said: "I could observe that [Mr Zimmerman's] back appeared to be wet and he was covered in grass, as if he had been laying on his back on the ground. Zimmerman was also bleeding from the nose and the back of the head."
Another officer, Jonathan Mead, said in his report that the neighbourhood watchman "appeared to have a broken and bloody nose and swelling of his face".

 The documents include photos showing what seems to be a bleeding wound on Mr Zimmerman's head

Another officer, Jonathan Mead, said in his report that the neighbourhood watchman "appeared to have a broken and bloody nose and swelling of his face".
The report includes a number of witness statements, including one from a resident who said she saw two men chasing each other, followed by a fistfight. Then she heard a gunshot.
Another resident told police he saw "the black male mounted on the white or Hispanic male and throwing punches 'MMA (mixed martial arts style)'".
The resident said he shouted to the struggling pair that he was going to call the police, before he heard the "pop" of a gunshot.
Another resident is quoted by police as saying: "I opened door and saw a guy on the ground getting hit by another man on top of him… (guy getting hit on ground [Zimmerman] was wearing red calling out for help)".
The report said Mr Zimmerman had previously called police several times to report "suspicious persons, all young black males" in the neighbourhood.
It noted that the encounter which led to the death of Trayvon Martin would have been "ultimately avoidable" if the neighbourhood watch volunteer had remained in his car and waited for police to arrive.
The report also confirms previous media reports that Trayvon Martin was visiting Sanford because he had been suspended from his Miami high school for cannabis possession.