Almost 2 years after Jordan Davis, 17 was shot and killed by Michael Dunn, 47; a Florida judge sentenced Dunn to life in prison without parole. Judge Healey made the subsequent statement to Dunn during sentencing: “Mr. Dunn, your life is effectively over; what is sad… is that this case exemplifies that our society seems to have lost its way.”Dunn was convicted this February of 1 count of shooting into a vehicle and 3 counts of attempted second degree murder for Davis’ 3 friends who were also in the car at the time of the shooting. The jury was hung on the first degree murder charge, but earlier this month during a retrial, Dunn was convicted of 1st degree murder. Michael Dunn shot into the Dodge Durango full of teens on the night of November 23, 2012 at a gas station in Jacksonville, FL. The 2 cars had been engaged in an argument over loud music inside the teens’ vehicle. Dunn did not call the police after the shooting, instead he went to a hotel with his then-fiancée, ordered a pizza, and walked his dog. Dunn apologized today before sentencing for the first time to Jordan’s parents. Jordan’s parent’s both spoke before sentencing occurred stating the following: “I miss his big, wide, toothy smile,” she said. “For me, there will be no college graduation. There will be no daughter-in-law. For me, there will be no future generation.”(Statement from Jordan’s mother Lucia MacBath); “My life as I had known it was shattered on November 23, 2012,” he told the court. “I now call it Black Friday for a completely different reason. After the longest hour of my life, the hospital confirmed that Jordan Russell Davis was deceased in the emergency room. … The old Ron Davis died that night with Jordan.”(Statement from Jordan’s father Ron Davis). Although a son is gone too soon, at least Jordan Davis’ parents received something that Trayvon Martin’s parents still long for…justice. R.I.P Jordan Davis
Michael Dunn Sentenced to Life in Shooting Death of Jordan Davis
