GUILTY FL - Jordan Davis, 17, shot to death, Satellite Beach, 23 Nov 2012 #2

A Brevard County man was in jail Monday, accused of shooting a teenager dead in an argument over loud music.

Michael David Dunn, 45, and his girlfriend were in Jacksonville Friday for Dunn's son's wedding when they stopped at a convenience store, Jacksonville sheriff's Lt. Rob Schoonover said.

Jordan Russell Davis, 17, and several other teenagers were sitting in a sport utility vehicle in the parking lot when Dunn pulled up next to them in a car and asked them to turn down their music, Schoonover said.

Jordan and Dunn exchanged words, and Dunn pulled a gun and shot eight or nine times, striking Jordan twice, Schoonover said. Jordan was sitting in the back seat. No one else was hurt.

Dunn's attorney Monday said her client acted responsibly and in self-defense. She did not elaborate.
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gxm said:

I'm carrying this over from the end of the first thread as I think the crime scene photos are quite incriminating.

One of my favorite legal bloggers, Andrew Branca, is covering this story. His blog has crime scene photos of the SUV that Dunn shot up. So I searched and found a media source for them (the link is below). I'll also put this in the media thread.

I'm no expert but from the bullet trajectory images, it looks to me like he kept shooting as the teenagers tried to flee. IMO, that is not good for his claims of self defense and that the teens had a weapon. If they had a weapon, how did he get off some many shots without them returning fire? JMO. OMO. MOO.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/eviden...ing/-/475880/19282386/-/12433kwz/-/index.html

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gxm said:

I'm carrying this over from the end of the first thread as I think the crime scene photos are quite incriminating.

One of my favorite legal bloggers, Andrew Branca, is covering this story. His blog has crime scene photos of the SUV that Dunn shot up. So I searched and found a media source for them (the link is below). I'll also put this in the media thread.

I'm no expert but from the bullet trajectory images, it looks to me like he kept shooting as the teenagers tried to flee. IMO, that is not good for his claims of self defense and that the teens had a weapon. If they had a weapon, how did he get off some many shots without them returning fire? JMO. OMO. MOO.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/eviden...ing/-/475880/19282386/-/12433kwz/-/index.html

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Isabelle said:

Is this trial televised or streamed? Thanks

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Coldpizza said:

Found this one so far:

http://www.news4jax.com/news/watch-michael-dunn-trial/-/475880/23432654/-/1chosjz/-/index.html

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(CNN) -- It was the day after Thanksgiving 2012, and Michael Dunn had just left his son's wedding. He'd had two drinks but wasn't buzzed, and he and his girlfriend were in a "great mood" -- headed to a nice bed and breakfast in St. Augustine, Florida, where they planned to enjoy a bottle of wine, he told police.

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nightwatch said:

I'm In my front row seat, this should be an interesting case. Jmo

ciao

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gxm said:

Some reading while we wait for the trial to start.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/05/justice/florida-loud-music-murder-trial/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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Zuri said:

Thank you for posting this. I did not realize that Dunn left the scene and checked into a resort with his girlfriend right after shooting into the car full of kids. I am at a loss for words. I want to know how the girlfriend thought this was ok and did not act on her own to call police once she found out what had happened.

The shots fired into the car as the kids were LEAVING is IMO shooting someone in the back. Even in the Wild West, that was frowned upon, to put it mildly. This dude needs to go away for a long time. IMO, JMV

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Zuri said:

Thank you for posting this. I did not realize that Dunn left the scene and checked into a resort with his girlfriend right after shooting into the car full of kids. I am at a loss for words. I want to know how the girlfriend thought this was ok and did not act on her own to call police once she found out what had happened.

The shots fired into the car as the kids were LEAVING is IMO shooting someone in the back. Even in the Wild West, that was frowned upon, to put it mildly. This dude needs to go away for a long time. IMO, JMV

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