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== Shooting ==


On Friday, November 23, 2012, around 7:30 p.m., four [[teenagers]] stopped at the Gate gas station to pick up gum and cigarettes. While the driver, Tommie Stornes, was inside making the purchase, Michael Dunn and girlfriend Rhonda Rouer pulled into the adjacent parking spot. Rouer left the car to buy wine and chips.<ref name="CBS News">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-testifies-shooter-michael-dunn-said-are-you-talking-to-me/ |date=7 February 2014 |last=Dahl |first=Julia |title=Teens testify shooter Dunn said "Are you talking to me?" |newspaper=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
On Friday, November 23, 2012, around 7:30 p.m., four [[teenagers]] stopped at the Gate gas station to pick up gum and cigarettes. While the driver, Tommie Stornes, was inside making the purchase, Michael Dunn and girlfriend [[Rhonda Rouer]] pulled into the adjacent parking spot. Rouer left the car to buy wine and chips.<ref name="CBS News">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-testifies-shooter-michael-dunn-said-are-you-talking-to-me/ |date=7 February 2014 |last=Dahl |first=Julia |title=Teens testify shooter Dunn said "Are you talking to me?" |newspaper=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>


The [[bass (sound)|bass]] from loud music playing in the teens' SUV started to shake both cars and bother Dunn, who asked for it to be turned down.<ref name="CBS News"/> Front seat passenger Tevin Thompson initially complied, but then Jordan Davis objected and Thompson turned the music back up.<ref name="Friends"></ref> Davis and Dunn continued to talk to each other, with Davis cursing and becoming enraged while Dunn remained relatively calm.<ref name="CBS News"/> Meanwhile, Stornes returned to the vehicle.<ref name="CBS News"/>
The [[bass (sound)|bass]] from loud music playing in the teens' SUV started to shake both cars and bother Dunn, who asked for it to be turned down.<ref name="CBS News"/> Front seat passenger Tevin Thompson initially complied, but then Jordan Davis objected and Thompson turned the music back up.<ref name="Friends"></ref> Davis and Dunn continued to talk to each other, with Davis cursing and becoming enraged while Dunn remained relatively calm.<ref name="CBS News"/> Meanwhile, Stornes returned to the vehicle.<ref name="CBS News"/>

Revision as of 19:43, 21 February 2014

Murder of Jordan Davis
Map of Jacksonville, Florida
DateNovember 23, 2012 (2012-11-23)
ParticipantsMichael Dunn (shooter)
DeathsJordan Davis
ChargesOne count of first-degree murder
Three counts of attempted murder
One count of firing into a vehicle[1]
VerdictMistrial on first-degree murder charge
Guilty on three attempted murder charges
Guilty on firing into a vehicle charge

The shooting of Jordan Davis occurred on November 23, 2012, in Jacksonville, Florida. Davis, a 17-year-old high school student, was fatally shot by Michael David Dunn,[2] a 45-year-old software developer who was from out of town from Brevard County. The incident began when Dunn asked Davis and his companions to turn down the loud music that was being played in the vehicle in which Davis was a passenger. After the jury was unable to return a unanimous verdict on a charge of first-degree murder, the judge declared a mistrial on that count. However, Dunn was convicted of three counts of attempted murder for firing at three other teenagers who were with Davis and one count of firing a missile into a vehicle.[3] None of the other teenagers were injured.

Shooting

On Friday, November 23, 2012, around 7:30 p.m., four teenagers stopped at the Gate gas station to pick up gum and cigarettes. While the driver, Tommie Stornes, was inside making the purchase, Michael Dunn and girlfriend Rhonda Rouer pulled into the adjacent parking spot. Rouer left the car to buy wine and chips.[4]

The bass from loud music playing in the teens' SUV started to shake both cars and bother Dunn, who asked for it to be turned down.[4] Front seat passenger Tevin Thompson initially complied, but then Jordan Davis objected and Thompson turned the music back up.[5] Davis and Dunn continued to talk to each other, with Davis cursing and becoming enraged while Dunn remained relatively calm.[4] Meanwhile, Stornes returned to the vehicle.[4]

According to Dunn's testimony, Davis threatened to kill him, then opened his car door and pointed what appeared to be a shotgun at him.[6] Dunn, who has a concealed weapons permit,[2] took a handgun out of his glove compartment and started firing at Davis' door, hitting him in the legs, lungs, and aorta. As the SUV backed up to evade his gun shots, Dunn opened his own door and continued firing at the car, later testifying that he still feared for his safety as well as Rouer's, who was to return to the vehicle imminently.[7]

Contradicting Dunn's account, investigators later searched the SUV and found no weapons. Davis' friends testified that he couldn't have opened his door because the child lock was set. Rouer later testified that Dunn never mentioned the shotgun that night or the next day, although Dunn claims that he mentioned it several times during that period.[5][6]

After the shooting, Stornes drove the SUV a short distance within the parking lot and stopped to find Davis "gasping for air."[4] Rouer returned to Dunn's car and they went back to their hotel where they ordered pizza and drank alcoholic drinks. They did not contact the police. The next morning, Rouer saw a report about the shooting on the news, indicating that Jordan Davis had died. At her request, the couple abandoned their prior plans and headed straight home where Dunn was later arrested, his license plate having been reported to police by an eyewitness.[8][7]

Shortly after Davis's death, his parents hired attorney John M. Phillips to represent them in a wrongful death lawsuit against Dunn.[9] [10] The case was settled for an undisclosed amount in January 2014.[11]

On February 15, 2014, Dunn was convicted on three counts of attempted murder.[2] Dunn, who may face up to 75 years in prison, will be sentenced on March 24, 2014.

The jury could not reach an agreement on Dunn's first-degree murder charge and a mistrial was called. Florida state attorney Angela Corey stated that her office will seek a retrial for this charge.[12]

Reactions

Micheal Dunn's former neighbor, Charles Hendrix, commented on Michael Dunn's personality and previous behavior.[13][14] Hendrix says he was not surprised by Michael Dunn's shooting, and he describes Dunn's behavior as controlling, violent, and abusive.[13][14] Hendrix also claims there was an incident, where he interpreted that Dunn suggested if he knew anyone who would act as a hitman.[14]

Rebecca Dunn, Michael Dunn's daughter, defended her father's story, by her statement during an interview, "he is going to protect himself if he sees no other way then [sic] to bring out his gun, then that's what he's going to do."[15][16] She described Dunn as "a good man. He's not a racist. He's very loving."[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Muskal, Michael (15 February 2014). "Michael Dunn convicted on 4 of 5 charges in loud-music murder case". LA Times.
  2. ^ a b c Kinner, Derek (15 February 2014). "Michael Dunn Verdict: Florida Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder In Loud-Music Trial". Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Cite error: The named reference "HP" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tienabeso, Seni (February 17, 2014). "'I Was the Victim,' Says Loud Music Trial Shooter in Jailhouse Phone Call". abcnews.go.com. ABCNew. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e Dahl, Julia (7 February 2014). "Teens testify shooter Dunn said "Are you talking to me?"". CBS News.
  5. ^ a b Sloane, Amanda (7 February 2014). "Friends describe moments before Jordan Davis died". HLN.
  6. ^ a b Alvarez, Lizette (11 February 2014). "Florida Man's Fiancée Contradicts Parts of His Testimony in Killing of Teenager". New York Times.
  7. ^ a b McLaughlin, Elliot C. (11 February 2014). "Did Jordan Davis have weapon? Attorneys spar in loud music murder trial". CNN. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. ^ Wallace, Kamal (10 February 2014). "Michael Dunn's girlfriend: 'I heard pop, pop, pop'". HLN.
  9. ^ Lee, Trymaine (September 13, 2013). "Attorney for Jordan Davis' family says it's about hate, not race". msnbc.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  10. ^ Ross, Janell (January 25, 2013). "Ron Davis, Father Of Slain Florida Teen Jordan Davis, Ready To Fight". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  11. ^ Pantazi, Andrew (January 5, 2014). "Jordan Davis' parents settle wrongful death suit with Michael Dunn". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  12. ^ Malbran, Pia and O'Donnell, Noreen (17 February 2014). "Michael Dunn, in just released phone calls, describes himself as victim after killing teenager". Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b He's a very angry man. CNN. February 17, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c NANCY GRACE: "Loud Music Murder" Jury Still Deliberating, February 13, 2014
  15. ^ "Hear Dunn's daughter react to verdict". CNN. February 17, 2014.
  16. ^ Associated Press (February 17, 2014), Daughter defends father found guilty of attempted murder in loud music trial, Cox Media Group
  17. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Dunn's daughter, 'It should never have happened.'". First Coast News. 17 February 2014.
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