SANFORD, Fl.a – Officials have released the full surveillance video on Thursday showing George Zimmerman at the Sanford police station, a little more than 30 minutes after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
WATCH: Sanford police release full surveillance video
According to the IT department of the city of Sanford, the timestamp on the video is accurate, meaning Zimmerman was at the station 36 minutes after gunshots were heard on a 911 call.
A spokeswoman for the State Attorney assigned as special prosecutor to the Martin shooting death investigation said Thursday that the surveillance video of Zimmerman was not authorized to be released. (Watch video in link above)
Jackelyn Bernard, spokeswoman for State Attorney Angela Corey, told Local 6 the video "should not have been released." She wouldn't say if Sanford officials had discussed the release of the video with Corey's office.
The video shows Zimmerman, his hands cuffed, exiting a patrol car and being led into the police station. The video does not provide close-ups, but also does not show clear signs of Zimmerman having injuries.
ABC News first obtained a portion of the video from the Sanford Police Department on Wednesday night, showing Zimmerman the night of the shooting.
Zimmerman was in handcuffs when he was taken in to custody for questioning, according to police reports. He was released a few hours later.
ABC also spoke to the 16-year-old they say is Martin's girlfriend, named DeeDee, in a phone interview.
"He (Martin) was walking fast when he say that this man behind him again. He come and say this dude look like he about to do something to him. And they Trayvon come and said the man was still behind him. And then I (DeeDee) come and say, Run!""
She said Martin was out of breath from running from Zimmerman.
"Trayvon said this dude looked creepy. You know, like he crazy," she said.
Martin's parents said Wednesday they have faith in authorities investigating the case.
"I feel confident that they're going to do a thorough investigation," Sybrina Fulton, Martin's mother, told CNN. "We're trying to be patient, even though it's been over a month. We're trying to be patient, and we're trying to press on for justice."
Fulton said she and Martin's father, Tracy, are not only speaking for their son, but for others who have died from violence. Martin's parents were in Washington Wednesday night receiving an award from a group called Politics 365.
Tracy Martin shared memories of the son he called "my hero," who dreamed of being an aviation mechanic and wanted to make his family proud.
The 17-year-old was shot to death Feb. 26 by Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, as Martin was walking back to his father's fiancee's house in Sanford, Florida. He was wearing a hoodie and carrying Skittles candy and a can of iced tea he had purchased from a nearby convenience store.
Zimmerman says he killed Martin in self-defense after the teen attacked him in the gated community.
He had called police to report a suspicious person and said he was following Martin, despite being told by a dispatcher he didn't need to do so. Zimmerman has been questioned but not charged, police said, because they lacked evidence to contradict his account.
Martin's killing has touched a nerve across the nation, sparking calls for justice and Zimmerman's prosecution.
The lead investigator in the case reportedly recommended Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter after the shooting, but the state attorney's office determined there was not enough evidence to lead to a conviction.
Asked about the information Wednesday, Tracy Martin said it was "heart-wrenching."
"That just lets me know from the onset that something wasn't right about the investigation," he said.
The initial police report from the incident lists the alleged offense as "homicide/negligent" and "manslaughter/unnecessary killing to prevent unlawful act." And the Seminole County state attorney's office has said previously that evidence obtained by police was insufficient for an arrest.
Tracy Martin said he has many questions for investigators.
"All I know is that my son was carried away in a body bag, and Zimmerman was left to go and shower and sleep in his bed," he said.
Tracy Martin told CNN's "AC360" Tuesday night he believes Zimmerman racially profiled his son.
"And then, even worse, I think the police profiled Trayvon Martin," he said.
However, there also is support for Zimmerman from an unlikely source: an African-American friend who says he has endured his share of racial discrimination.
On Tuesday, Joe Oliver, a former CNN anchor, defended his friend, saying Zimmerman is no racist.
"I understand completely the fear and anger that's out there over this case. If I didn't know George Zimmerman, I'd be right out there, too," said Oliver. "But I do know George, and I do know that portrayal that young black men have had. I've experienced that growing up. I get that. I understand that, but in this one spark incident, that wasn't the case. Race had nothing to do with it."
Tracy Martin said Wednesday the 911 tape shows Zimmerman was profiling his son.
"Maybe (Zimmerman) wasn't a racist to (Oliver) while they sat around and talked, but clearly, on the tape, he was profiling my son, and that leads me to believe that (Zimmerman), in fact, was a racist," he said.
In a recording of Zimmerman's call to police, some people have said they hear what sounds like a possible racial slur. CNN enhanced the sound of the 911 call and several members of CNN's editorial staff repeatedly reviewed the tape, but could reach no consensus on whether Zimmerman used a slur. Angela Corey, a special prosecutor assigned to investigate the case, said Tuesday investigators would look into the allegations Zimmerman used a racial slur.
Corey also said that she is having her team interviewing witnesses, according to CBS.
Martin, who lived in Miami, was visiting Sanford after receiving a 10-day suspension from school, a family spokesman has said. An empty plastic bag found in his book bag was determined to contain marijuana residue.
Benjamin Crump, Martin's parents' attorney, said information regarding the suspension was irrelevant and amounts to a smear campaign against the youth.
Corey said Tuesday the "political outcry" is making her job difficult. "Any time there is a misunderstanding of the process, based on what we are required to do under Florida law, it does make our job more difficult," she said.
Florida's law allows the use of deadly force anywhere a person feels a reasonable fear of death or serious injury. It has been cited in a number of justifiable homicide cases in Florida.
But as more and more information surfaces, the picture of what happened the night of February 26 becomes more complicated.
There is Zimmerman's account as told to police. There are 911 calls with neighbors saying they heard screams -- though it isn't clear whether they came from Zimmerman or Martin.
There are neighbors who have gone on television, but not to the authorities, recounting what they saw.
"We believe there may have been one person who saw something," Corey said. "We believe there are a lot of what we call ear-witnesses. My lawyers are trying to track those people down."
According to the version of events police apparently gave to Martin's parents, after Zimmerman got out of his car, Martin approached him and asked "did he have a problem," Fulton said.
"Zimmerman told him 'No,' and Trayvon supposedly said, 'Well now you do, homey,'" she said, recounting what officers told her.
Fulton said police told her Zimmerman was reaching into his pocket for a cell phone when Martin punched him and a scuffle ensued. But, she said, she does not believe that account.
"Knowing Trayvon -- those are not the words of Trayvon," she said. "Trayvon is not confrontational. He would only be trying to get home."
Crump has said the teen's girlfriend was on the phone with him just before the shooting and that what she heard "completely blows Zimmerman's absurd self-defense claim out of the water."
Tracy Martin declared that "everyone's trying to turn the focus on George Zimmerman and make George Zimmerman the victim.
"We have a dead 17-year-old son," he said.