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In reply to the discussion: NEW WITNESS CONFIRMS TRAYVON MARTIN WAS THE VICTIM [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)but the articles didn't seem to equivocate. They referenced 3 emails from a witness that said Trayvon was face down and shot in the back. The summary I read said the boy was on the ground and the man was above him. He heard the gun shot but didn't see the flash, and at that point he wasn't sure who shot who. When he saw the man stand up he knew the boy was the one who'd been shot. The man then walked toward him and he saw his face, he appeared uninjured, he looked nervous and wiped his hand over his head.
The thought that Trayvon regained his feet, staggered around for a few seconds and then collapsed sounds pretty unlikely to me. I could believe that he could have been blown backwards by the force, but then he would have landed on his back, not face down with his arms under him.
Backscatter from a bullet happens immediately. I would think a large chest wound would bleed pretty quickly. Of course, a bullet entry might not make a large wound. But the Funeral Director said there was a large chest wound, but he couldn't tell if it was an entry or exit wound.