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Jordan Davis Case Study

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On November 23, 2012 Jordan Davis, a young black male who lived in Jacksonville, Florida, and three of his friends, stopped at a gas station. The four boys were blasting one of their favorite rap songs. As one of the boys went in the store, another car pulled up beside them. In this car, Michael Dunn, a white middle aged software programmer, was waiting as his fiancée went inside the store. Dunn, annoyed by the music blasting from the adjacent car, rolled down his window and yelled at the three boys to turn the music down. After the fourth boy returned, a heated exchange took place, Dunn then pulled the handgun he was concealed carrying. As the boys began to flee, Dunn fired 10 shots, three of which found their target in Jordan Davis. Dunn

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