New Trial Ordered In Loud Music Shooting In Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — A judge has ruled that a Florida man accused of killing a teenr during an argument over loud music will face a second murder trial after jurors at his original trial deadlocked.
Michael Dunn, 47, will be tried again starting September 22nd in the shooting death of Jordan Davis, 17, in an encounter at a Jacksonville gas station.
In February, a jury deadlocked on a first-degree murder charge but convicted Dunn of three counts of attempted murder for shooting at Davis' companions. Witnesses said Dunn complained that Davis and his friends' music was too loud, sparking an argument.
Dunn claimed self-defense and said he fired into the group's vehicle because he feared Davis had a weapon. No weapon was found in the vehicle.
Circuit Judge Russell Healey said said Monday that Dunn won't be sentenced on the attempted murder counts until after his second trial. Testimony gathered for the sentencing could taint the second trial, Healey said, and he wants it to run "as cleanly as possible."
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