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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Paper: New Evidence in Marietta Teen’s Shooting Death

Jordan Russell Davis, 17, was killed in November outside a convenience store in Jacksonville, Fla.

The case surrounding the November shooting death of a Marietta teen could parallel that of a similar shooting that occurred last year in the same state. Jordan Russell Davis, 17, who split time at his mother’s home in Marietta and father’s home in Jacksonville, Fla., was shot and killed outside a Jacksonville convenience store on Nov. 23. Michael David Dunn, 45 at the time of Davis’ death, was arrested a day later. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday reported that Dunn—who faces charges of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder—is claiming self-defense, but police have not found the shotgun Dunn said had been pointed at him before he allegedly fired into the SUV that Davis and three others had been in at the time…

Friday, November 30, 2012

Visitation Tonight for Slain Marietta Teen

The funeral for 17-year-old Jordan Russell Davis is set for Saturday. Davis was shot and killed last week in Jacksonville, Fla.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Marietta Teen Shot, Killed in Florida

A man faces charges of murder and attempted murder following the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Russell Davis. Davis' funeral is set for Saturday in Marietta.

Funeral arrangements have been set for a Marietta teen who was shot and killed Friday in Jacksonville, Fla., after an argument over loud music. According to the Orlando Sentinel, 17-year-old Jordan Russell Davis and several other teenagers were sitting in an SUV in a convenience store parking lot when 45-year-old Michael David Dunn and his girlfriend pulled into the store’s lot. Dunn reportedly asked the teens to turn down the music playing in their vehicle. After he and Davis exchanged words, Dunn shot Davis eight or nine times, striking Davis twice, authorities said. The newspaper reported that Dunn was arrested at his home Saturday on charges of murder and attempted murder. According to WSB TV, Davis split time at his mother’s home in …

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