Introduction On November 23, 2012, Jordan Davis was shot at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida over him and his friends having the music in the car up loud. Shortly after Jordan Davis and his three friends pulled up to the gas station on the way to Jordan’s home after leaving the St. Johns Town Center Mall for Black Friday shopping, Michael Dunn and fiancé Rhonda Rouer pulled in the parking lot directly beside them. Tommy Stornes, one of Jordan’s friends and the driver of the SUV, goes into the store, leaving the music playing loudly in the car. Dunns` fiancé Rhonda goes into the store to buy wine and chips for their night at the hotel on their way back from Michael Dunns` sons` wedding. There is an exchange of words between the boys …show more content…
After having initially turned down the music he says that a boy in the backseat – Jordan Davis – leans up to again turn the music up and says that at this point his window is up and he can’t hear what is being said. He then says that there was “Fuck him”, “Fuck that”, and “Fuck you`s” said. He claims to have heard “kill him” before rolling down his window and asking “Are you talking about me?” followed by “kill that bitch”. He says that even at this point he did not react until one of the boys leaned down and sat back up with what appeared to be a shotgun and says, “You’re dead bitch” and opens the car door. Dunn says this is the point that he felt threatened and for sure that he was going to be shot. He then reaches over to the glove compartment and gets his gun which he says he shot four times and then four more times as the SUV was pulling out because he was “still …show more content…
While Stornes goes into the store, the music continues playing loudly. In the time that Dunns` passenger Rouer is in the store he becomes bothered by the loud music and requests it be turned down. Thompson turns down the music, but Davis leans up and turns up the volume. Words are exchanged between the parties resulting in gunfire. In the same moment Dunn pulls a gun from his glove compartment, Stornes is returning to the SUV. Dunn fires three shots, followed by four more as the Durango backs out of the parking space, and another three shots are fired at the back of the SUV as it screeches off. It is at this time it can be seen on camera that Mrs. Rouer, still inside the store, freaks out saying, “someone’s shooting”, before running out to the car. The couple rushes from the gas station and heads a few miles down the road to their