A hung jury found Michael Dunn guilty of attempted second-degree murder in a Jacksonville, Fla. courtroom Saturday night. The jury was deadlocked, though, on a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of 18-year-old Jordan Davis.
Dunn, who is white, shot 10 times at an SUV as he was parked next to four black teens playing loud music at a Jacksonville gas station in November 2012, killing Davis. Dunn claimed the shooting was in self-defense as he felt his life was threatened. Many compared the case to the George Zimmerman trial, citing Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
BREAKING: Michael Dunn has been found GUILTY of attempted murder of the boys in the car with Jordan Davis. #DunnTrial
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) February 15, 2014
So Michael Dunn faces at least 60 years in prison, but ZERO years in prison (now) for killing Jordan Davis. Ah, Florida. #DunnTrial
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 16, 2014
Oh no. I can't believe this. No verdict on the most important Count. This man needs to go down for murder. #DunnTrial
— Mackenzie Phillips (@MackPhillips) February 16, 2014
I personally believe he should be found guilty of murder. He's a murderer! #DunnTrial
— BLACK CONSERVATIVE (@blackrepublican) February 16, 2014
#DunnTrail = life sentence but should've been the death penalty! It's not a perfect verdict– it is, what it is!
— BLACK CONSERVATIVE (@blackrepublican) February 16, 2014
How can 12 ppl find a man guilty of ATTEMPTED murder of the 3 survivors but NOT guilty of killing the 1 child who died??? #DunnTrial
— Sheri Riley® (@SheriRiley) February 16, 2014
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Basically found him guilty of ATTEMPTED murder but didn't find him guilty for ACTUALLY killing a person…& y'all are happy? #DunnTrial
— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) February 16, 2014
10 shots. None fired back. Guilty of attempting to kill some of them, but not for actually killing Jordan Davis. Makes.. no sense #DunnTrial
— whudat (@whudat) February 16, 2014
Guilty on counts 2-5. Not murder. He will face decades in jail, but its not justice. Because another unarmed boy was gunned down. #DunnTrial
— Name (@A7madAbuznaid) February 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/Ole_Boy/status/434825839306231808
#DunnTrial is so confusing. Seems like only some justice was served. Some justice is no justice. Period.
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 16, 2014
This is the weirdest verdict #DunnTrial how could they convict him of attempted murder but not the murder count
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) February 16, 2014
My dream is to cut Florida off of the country with a giant pair of scissors. #DunnTrial
— Desi (@DesiJed) February 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/LifeOfQuez/status/434842756939132928
Dunn will be going to jail. But a mistrial on Count 1 means that #JordanDavis did not get justice today. Jury didn't decide. #DunnTrial
— April (@ReignOfApril) February 16, 2014
Jury's inability to reach verdict on murder of #JordanDavis in #DunnTrial, continues to legitimize killing black youth in FL. Who's next?
— Derrick N Ashong (@DNAtv) February 16, 2014
Now how is he guilty for firing at the teenagers who are alive or but not for the teenager that is DEAD?!?! #DunnTrial
— Curtis Finch, Jr (@CurtisAI12) February 16, 2014
How is it possible to be found guilty of TRYING to murder the kids in car, but not of actually murdering the person you killed? #DunnTrial
— Jiwe (@JiweX7) February 16, 2014
I am so floored by the #DunnTrial! Floored, disappointed, pissed, and scared. The justice system just keeps failing. #RIPJordanDavis
— Melissa Mack (@MelissaLMack) February 16, 2014
So Michael Dunn is going to jail because he didn't kill everybody in the SUV, thanks Florida #DunnTrial
— Husky Vegetarian (@HuskyBro_Inc) February 16, 2014