Michael Dunn, the Florida man found guilty of killing unarmed black teenager Jordan Davis during a dispute over loud music, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole — life plus 105 years.
Dunn shot the 17-year-old Davis at a Jacksonville gas station after a heated argument about the volume of Davis and his friends' music ended with him firing 10 shots at their SUV. Read more at BuzzFeed.
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