Actually, we do not seem to know much at all about the “confronted” part.
We also do not know exactly what happened between the two.
The young black man ended up dead, so he is not telling us his side of the story.
The young Hispanic man called the police, and the police tell us that his story about self defense is completely consistent with the physical evidence.
Their histories suggest the possibility of aggression from each.
When confronted with conflicting stories, it is usually best to go with the physical evidence.
In fact, we do not even have conflicting stories here. We only have one side, and that is consistent with the physical evidence.
Does anyone think that it is out of the realm of possibility that Trayvon Martin attacked George Zimmerman without legal justification?
Does anyone think that it is impossible that George Zimmerman provoked the attack?
I think we have to go with the physical evidence.
Indeed, we do not know. But, there's only one person who didn't survive this altercation. So far, according to all accounts, he'd just bought candy and iced tea at a convenience store - he hadn't robbed the store - he was just walking back from the store.
Then, this guy calls 911 claiming the teen looks suspicious. He doesn't say the teen committed a crime. He says it appears the teen is looking at houses, and he pursues him, even though he's told not to.
Their histories suggest the possibility of aggression from each.
I didn't see a report about the teen having a criminal record. Did you? Maybe more information will come out later. So far, only the "watchman" has been reported as getting into an incident with the police a few years ago.
I think we have to go with the physical evidence.
If the teen did fight with this man, how do we know the teen himself wasn't acting in self-defense? A trial might sort it all out.
I do not and I am disgusted by the number of people here on FR who are unable or unwilling to consider this possibility.