[dsammons]

I read somewhere shortly after this all broke that the only shell casing found at the seen was still in the gun. This means the gun did not cycle, slide did not move enough to eject the fired case. Who held the slide, or was it just a bad round that killed Travon?

[PapaBear3625]

I read somewhere shortly after this all broke that the only shell casing found at the seen was still in the gun. This means the gun did not cycle, slide did not move enough to eject the fired case. Who held the slide, or was it just a bad round that killed Travon?

If the gun did not cycle (and I've heard conflicting reports about that), the most likely scenarios are (1) Trayvon was holding the slide and preventing it from cycling, (2) the gun was being held close to Zimmerman and the slide bumped against his body, (3) mechanical problem (case fracture, bad extractor).

I think 1 or 2 are more likely and fit the scenario.

[ctdonath2]

Yup, heard that early on. Trayvon must have held the slide, which most likely means it was not at contact distance. Grip on slide means no cycling means no ejection.

“bad round” is an interesting theory, as another poster questioned why the projectile didn’t exit.