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Below is a Google Earth image of the relevant community. I’ve marked the front and rear entrance to the complex (mentioned in Zimmerman’s non-emergency call to police), the location of Zimmerman’s car, as well as where the attack took place. All of these locations are marked as consistent with the facts in evidence.
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After reviewing Zimmerman's call to the police and the map provided in the above link, it is really hard to see how the prosecution can prove that Zimmerman chased down Martin. In fact, it is compelling evidence that Martin must have waited for Zimmerman so as to ambush him.
Martin had a clear shot to safety once he disappeared from Zimmerman's view. That's when Zimmerman got out of his car and the officer taking the call said that "we don't need you to do that". To that, Zimmerman said "ok". It wasn't terribly long from that point to when the call is ended and the attack must have come almost immediately after the call was over.
The place is simply not that big. There wasn't that much time. But there was time to seek safety, if that is what Martin was doing.
In any case, it could not have been a long chase because the place is too small and there wasn't very much time. Martin had a head start and his house was only 400 feet away when Zimmerman lost track of him. Plenty of time for him to get home.
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