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George Zimmerman took the stand today in a trial against Matthew Apperson, a Florida man accused of shooting at him.

Zimmerman described for the court "a loud bang" and said his "ears started ringing" after shots were fired at him.

Apperson is charged with attempted second-degree murder, and authorities say that he shot at Zimmerman during a traffic incident last year.

Zimmerman described driving in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary when Apperson pulled behind his truck, threatened him and then fired at him.

Apperson had a fixation on Zimmerman, according to a police report.

Zimmerman emerged as a divisive figure when he was a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida, in February 2012 and fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old. Zimmerman was acquitted of murder in July 2013.

Martin's shooting and the controversial decision to acquit Zimmerman became a flashpoint in the debate about race relations in America and served as one of the influences in the formation of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Zimmerman has frequently provoked outrage since his acquittal. In 2015 he generated headlines for retweeting an image of Martin's body.

He received intense criticism earlier this year for auctioning off the pistol he used to shoot Martin.

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George Zimmerman Takes the Stand in Road Rage Case - ABC News

SANFORD, Fla. GeorgeZimmermantestified that he was driving to a doctor's appointment when he noticed he was being pursued by a vehicle whose driver later pulled up, exchanged words and fired one gunshot at him that missed.

"I heard a bang and my ears started ringing,"Zimmerman, 32, told the jury in the attempted second-degree murder trial of Matthew Apperson, 37. The trial opened Tuesday in the Seminole County Courthouse.

The incident on May 11, 2015 was not the first encounter between Apperson andZimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. Apperson alleged in September 2014 thatZimmermanthreatened him in a road-rage encounter, but did not press charges at the time.

During the later exchange,Zimmermantestified that Apperson asked whether he remembered him and said he didn't press charges earlier "because I wanted to kill you myself."

Apperson's attorney, Michael LaFay, said thatZimmermanwas the aggressor and brandished a gun in both incidents, but prosecutor Stewart Stone said there was no way Apperson could have seen a gun through the tinted windows ofZimmerman'scar.

The trial was scheduled to continue Wednesday.

In the Martin case,Zimmermanclaimed self-defense and was acquitted of charges in the shooting, a verdict that sparked protests and a national debate about race relations. Martin was black andZimmermanidentifies as Hispanic.

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George Zimmerman looks at the jury as he testifies in a Seminole County courtroom Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. Matthew Apperson is accused of trying to kill Zimmerman by shooting into his truck during a dispute last year.

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SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman testified that he was driving to a doctors appointment when he noticed he was being pursued by a vehicle whose driver later pulled up, exchanged words and fired one gunshot at him that missed.

I heard a bang and my ears started ringing, Zimmerman, 32, told the jury in the attempted second-degree murder trial of Matthew Apperson, 37. The trial opened Tuesday in the Seminole County Courthouse.

The incident on May 11, 2015 was not the first encounter between Apperson and Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shotunarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. Apperson alleged in September 2014 that Zimmerman threatened him in a road-rage encounter, but did not press charges at the time.

During the later exchange, Zimmerman testified that Apperson asked whether he remembered him and said he didnt press charges earlier because I wanted to kill you myself.

Appersons attorney, Michael LaFay, said that Zimmerman was the aggressor and brandished a gun in both incidents, but prosecutor Stewart Stone said there was no way Apperson could have seen a gun through the tinted windows of Zimmermans car.

Matthew Apperson, who was arrested for allegedly shooting at George Zimmerman during a confrontation, is seen in a booking photo released Friday, May 15, 2015, by police in Lake Mary, Florida.

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Zimmerman was scheduled to testify further Tuesday afternoon.

In the Martin case, Zimmerman claimed self-defense and was acquitted of charges in the shooting, a verdict that sparked protests and a national debate about race relations. Martin was black and Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic.

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Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 4:15 PM

SANFORD, Fla. George Zimmerman testified that he was driving to a doctor's appointment when he noticed he was being pursued by a vehicle whose driver later pulled up, exchanged words and fired one gunshot at him that missed.

"I heard a bang and my ears started ringing," Zimmerman, 32, told the jury in the attempted second-degree murder trial of Matthew Apperson, 37. The trial opened Tuesday in the Seminole County Courthouse.

The incident on May 11, 2015 was not the first encounter between Apperson and Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. Apperson alleged in September 2014 that Zimmerman threatened him in a road-rage encounter, but did not press charges at the time.

During the later exchange, Zimmerman testified that Apperson asked whether he remembered him and said he didn't press charges earlier "because I wanted to kill you myself."

Zimmerman punched for bragging about killing Trayvon Martin

Apperson's attorney, Michael Lafayette, said that Zimmerman was the aggressor and brandished a gun in both incidents, but prosecutor Stewart Stone said there was no way Apperson could have seen a gun through the tinted windows of Zimmerman's car.

Zimmerman was scheduled to testify further Tuesday afternoon.

In the Martin case, Zimmerman claimed self-defense and was acquitted of charges in the shooting, a verdict that sparked protests and a national debate about race relations. Martin was black and Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic.

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The good people on Twitter got a little excited today when they saw George Zimmermans name trending on the social media platform. Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in the 2012 slaying of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, has been a thorn in the side of Black folks since the day we learned his name. Instead of fading quietly into the background after beating a murder charge, the self-proclaimed neighborhoodwatch captainhas continued to troll Martins memory while racking up a series of run-ins with the police.

Last May he put the gun he used to kill Martin up for auction and claimed it raked in $250,000, and back in August he claimed he was punched in the face at a restaurant after another patron overheard him bragging about killing the teen. Now, a two-year-old article is being shared across social media again, reigniting another wave of disgust for Zimmerman.

Back in 2014, Zimmerman claimed he was broke, $2 million in debt, homeless, and suffering from PSTD. Faced with this bit of (super late) news, Twitter went in.

While some folks celebrated Zimmermans supposed terrible straights, others were disappointed hewasnt dead.

Though many hadhoped Zimmerman would just go away and fade into obscurity, it looks like whether he does something crazy or not, hell continue to be a part of our collective conversation.

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