Man Who Shot At Teenager 10 Times For Playing Loud Music Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

Friday, 17 October 2014

Man Who Shot At Teenager 10 Times For Playing Loud Music Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

Michael Dunn has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of a teenager whom he shot over loud music.

Dunn was convicted of first-degree murder at a second trial in September after jurors deadlocked on the charge at his initial trial in February.

Prosecutors said Dunn, who is white, fired 10 times into a sport utility vehicle carrying black teenagers in November 2012 and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis of Marietta, Georgia.

Evidence showed that Dunn, of Satellite Beach, fired the shots during a heated argument over the volume of music coming from the SUV carrying Davis and three other teenagers.

Dunn was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder in his first trial because he continued to fire into the Dodge Durango as the driver tried to flee.

Judge Russell Healey on Friday sentenced him to a minimum of 60 years in prison for those charges, to be served consecutively with the life sentence.