ORLANDO, Florida – Michael Dunn, found guilty of first degree murder for the death of black teenager Jordan Davis, whom he shot dead in the state of Florida in 2012 for playing music too loud, was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole, and another 30 years for each of the three attempted homicides of Davis’s three friends, Tevin Thompson, Leland Brunson and Tommy Stornes.During the trial, Dunn testified that he shot the unarmed adolescent as often as he could because he felt his life threatened by the 17-year-old.
During the closing arguments, the prosecutor said the police never found any kind of weapon in the car Davis was traveling in with his three friends.
The prosecutor said that Michael Dunn did not shoot in self-defense, he shot to kill.
As reflected in the official documents, Dunn parked his car at a gas station convenience store next to Davis’s car, but was immediately annoyed by the blaring rap music the teens were listening to.
“I hate that thug music,” he said to his girlfriend, and asked the youths to turn it down.
Thompson in the front seat lowered the volume, but Davis told him to turn it up again because he didn’t like people telling them what to do, after which Dunn and Davis started insulting each other.
Next, according to police, Dunn took out his gun and shot at least nine times at the teenagers’ car, and didn’t stop even as he was driving away.
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