Man Kills Teen Because of Loud Music

Police say 45-year-old Michael David Dunn shot 17-year-old Jordan Davis as he sat in the back seat of SUV.  The killing of a teenager in what police say started as an argument over loud music at a Jacksonville, FL gas station. Davis was sitting in a parked SUV with three other teens, when Dunn parked next to their vehicle and made a comment about the loud music the group was playing. Dunn apparently got into an argument with Davis, who was sitting in the back seat. Dunn's attorney claims that are when her client reached for a gun he had in the glove compartment of his car, loaded it, and fired. During the dispute, Dunn allegedly took out a gun and shot into the vehicle, striking Davis twice. The vehicle had been shot at least 9 times in total, but no one else was injured.  The teens had no weapons. 

Dunn’s statement:  "They were blasting some rap music. And he said he rolled down his window, pulled up on the passenger side, and rolled down his window and asked, would you mind turning that down? And said it very politely."

“The attorney says the teenager in the front seat turned down the radio. But then she says her client heard the teens cussing at him, making threats. She says Dunn rolled down his window and said, "He said excuse me, are you talking to me?"

"Firing at the car, because they're showing him a gun, and he can't see their hands," she said. "And he doesn't know. They're about to blast him in the face with a shotgun, as far as he knows."

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says investigators did not find a gun, or drugs, in the SUV.

Police Report

Arrest Report -  Police arrested Dunn the next day in Brevard County, which is about 170 miles away from Jacksonville, FL.

A license-tag number and eyewitness accounts led Jacksonville, FL Sheriff’s Office detectives to arrest a Brevard County man, Michael Dunn in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Jordan Davis at a Gate Food Post store on the Southside, police said.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or email at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.

To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward, contact Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 or email them at rewards@fccrimestoppers.com