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| Jordan Davis death: Michael Dunn 'fired in self-defence' | Jordan Davis death: Michael Dunn 'fired in self-defence' |
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| A white Florida man who killed a black teenager during a quarrel over loud music has testified he fired in self-defence after the boy threatened him. | |
| Michael Dunn is charged with the November 2012 murder of Jordan Davis, 17, at a petrol station car park. | Michael Dunn is charged with the November 2012 murder of Jordan Davis, 17, at a petrol station car park. |
| Mr Dunn, 47, told jurors he thought he saw the barrel of a shotgun inside Davis' vehicle after he asked Davis and three friends to turn down their music. | |
| Police never found a gun in Davis' car. They said Mr Dunn lost his temper. | Police never found a gun in Davis' car. They said Mr Dunn lost his temper. |
| 'Menacing expressions' | 'Menacing expressions' |
| On the evening of 23 November 2012, Mr Dunn and his fiancee parked at the petrol station in Jacksonville, Florida, after attending his son's wedding. His fiancee went inside to buy wine and crisps. | On the evening of 23 November 2012, Mr Dunn and his fiancee parked at the petrol station in Jacksonville, Florida, after attending his son's wedding. His fiancee went inside to buy wine and crisps. |
| Davis and three other teenage boys, all African American, had stopped at the same place after visiting a shopping mall. | Davis and three other teenage boys, all African American, had stopped at the same place after visiting a shopping mall. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Dunn, a software developer, testified that the music blasting from the boys' sport utility vehicle, next to his, was so loud it hurt his ears. He said he asked them cordially to turn it down, and they did. | |
| But Davis, sitting in the rear passenger-side seat, apparently ordered his friend in the front seat to turn the music back up. Then, Mr Dunn testified, he became verbally abusive toward Mr Dunn, called him a "cracker", a derogatory word for a white person, and then threatened his life. | But Davis, sitting in the rear passenger-side seat, apparently ordered his friend in the front seat to turn the music back up. Then, Mr Dunn testified, he became verbally abusive toward Mr Dunn, called him a "cracker", a derogatory word for a white person, and then threatened his life. |
| Mr Dunn said the teenagers inside the vehicle wore "menacing expressions", and he asked whether Davis was talking about him. | |
| He told the court he wanted to calm the situation but that he saw Davis reach down for something. | He told the court he wanted to calm the situation but that he saw Davis reach down for something. |
| Then, Mr Dunn testified, he saw what looked like the barrel of a shotgun sticking out of the window. | Then, Mr Dunn testified, he saw what looked like the barrel of a shotgun sticking out of the window. |
| "This is the point where he is coming to kill me, coming to beat me," he said, describing the moments before he shot at the vehicle. "He made it quite clear what his intentions were." | "This is the point where he is coming to kill me, coming to beat me," he said, describing the moments before he shot at the vehicle. "He made it quite clear what his intentions were." |
| Mr Dunn testified he felt a "clear and present danger" and had no choice but to defend himself. He reached into his glove box, withdrew a pistol he kept there legally, then fired nine rounds at the boys' vehicle. Davis was killed. The other three were uninjured. | |
| Mr Dunn was later arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. | Mr Dunn was later arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. |
| The case, with its racial overtones, gun violence and a claim of self-defence, has drawn comparisons with the killing of Trayvon Martin. | The case, with its racial overtones, gun violence and a claim of self-defence, has drawn comparisons with the killing of Trayvon Martin. |
| Martin, 17, was shot dead in an Orlando, Florida, suburb in February 2012 by a volunteer neighbourhood watchman, George Zimmerman. | Martin, 17, was shot dead in an Orlando, Florida, suburb in February 2012 by a volunteer neighbourhood watchman, George Zimmerman. |
| 'You felt disrespected' | 'You felt disrespected' |
| Martin, who was black, was unarmed and walking on a rainy night to his father's house when Mr Zimmerman confronted him. A physical altercation ensued and Mr Zimmerman shot Martin in the chest. He claimed self-defence and was acquitted last year. | Martin, who was black, was unarmed and walking on a rainy night to his father's house when Mr Zimmerman confronted him. A physical altercation ensued and Mr Zimmerman shot Martin in the chest. He claimed self-defence and was acquitted last year. |
| On Tuesday, prosecutor John Guy challenged Mr Dunn's self-defence claim, suggesting he had grown angry because he thought he was being disrespected by the young black men. | |
| "I was being threatened, not disrespected," Mr Dunn responded. | "I was being threatened, not disrespected," Mr Dunn responded. |
| Lawyers for the defence and prosecution will make their closing statements before the case goes to the jury. | Lawyers for the defence and prosecution will make their closing statements before the case goes to the jury. |
| Mr Dunn faces life in prison if convicted. | Mr Dunn faces life in prison if convicted. |