Murder charge upgraded in loud music shooting

By Graham Winch

updated 11:30 AM EST, Fri December 14, 2012

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Michael David Dunn is accused of shooting to death a teenager at convenience store in Florida
Dunn's attorney says his client opened fire in self-defense

Murder charge upgraded in loud music shooting

The man accused of opening fire on an SUV full of teens and killing one of them after an argument over loud music is now charged with first-degree murder.

Michael Dunn was only facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, but that charged was upgraded Thursday, reports HLN affiliate WJXT.

Dunn's attorney says his client opened fire in self-defense.

Dunn is also facing three attempted first-degree murder charges for the other passengers in the vehicle that survived.

Dunn is scheduled to be arraigned on his new charges Monday. He is being held without bail in a Duval County, Florida, jail.

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