Not so.
Trayvon did begin to run and Zimmerman did follow him. But he TOLD the dispatcher, it’s on the tape, that he lost Trayvon. Somebody upthread said Zimmerman was lying when he said he lost Trayvon. could be I guess. Any scenario could be invented to replace the truth I suppose.
Zimmerman did follow Trayvon but he lost him. He told the dispatcher he lost him and he was returning to the truck.
Trayvon then attacked him; blindsided him. This is, of course, Zimmerman’s version of events. Go with me here, Zimmerman is the only one left alive to tell his side of the story.
What IS known is that George had a bashed head, was heard screaming for help, had grass stains on the back of his shirt. Per leaks from the funeral director, Trayvon had no such wound.
You got one live guy, one dead guy. The live guy tells his side of the story. He could be lying.
To discern the truth as much as possible, gotta go with the facts. And the facts as documented match zimmerman’s version of events.
You can, of course, make up your own version of the story, why the hell not?
The jury will hear the facts and the facts are documented.
......(And Zimmerman ran after him).... until he was told he didn’t need to do that, and then Zimmerman lost Trayvon and headed back to his truck - at which time Trayvon could have walked home and been safely there within 2 minutes..... but instead Trayvon curved around to come behind Zimmerman and initiated a conversation, as both Zimmerman and Trayvon’s girlfriend claimed. Zimmerman says Trayvon then attacked him, and the police say his story is consistent with all the evidence they have - which presumably includes witness statements, 911 recording, Zimmerman’s injuries, the scene of the shooting including ballistics analysis, and Trayvon’s autopsy.
Make sure you tell the rest of the story...