Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Travon's family, said this morning that he may file a complaint against Sanford police for witness intimidation, tampering and obstruction of justice.
"If the Sanford Police Department continues to engage in this unsavory fashion, we will assist with filing an official complaint with the Department of Justice for witness tampering, witness intimidation and obstruction of justice," Crump said.
Crump asserted that the police have taken shooter George Zimmerman's side in the investigation, only releasing information that would be beneficial to Zimmerman and attempting to discredit witnesses who have come forward in Trayvon's defense.
"The police job is to obtain all statements whether they like them or not," Crump said. "Police cannot interfere with an ongoing investigation, to deter future witnesses from coming forward."
Mary Cutcher, who lives in a townhome near where Trayvon was shot, said she heard what sounded like a child crying and then a gunshot. When Cutcher went outside, she said she saw Zimmerman crouched over the boy's body. Trayvon, who was shot once in the chest, was face down, Cutcher said.
"I thought it was common sense that [Zimmerman] would be arrested," Cutcher said. "This was not self-defense."
Cutcher, a single mother who works full-time and goes to school, said her child was outside playing in that same area just before the shooting.
"If this were my child and a neighbor knew or saw or could help in any, I hope they would step forward," Cutcher said. "That is the only reason I did."