Posted on 11/27/2012 10:23:53 PM PST by Arthurio
A Brevard County man remained in jail late Tuesday, 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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The shooter should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
But in my mind, so should the shootee. Maybe he made a motion he shouldn’t have. Maybe the shooter really is that 1 in a million hothead who really will use his concealed weapon for deadly offense. No facts are in evidence.
So what...how many people are smiling in their mugshot...other than Tom Delay?
... though probably not for people charged with murder.
It’s pretty common for DUI, however.
I saw this report last night on the local news here in Jacksonville. Did you know that Judge Andrew Napalitano’s writings can induce people to violence? Now that we know that political views give insight into a suspect’s frame of mind, I’m looking forward to hearing the political views of all of the accused for the 100 or so murders that have happened here this year.
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