A Florida judge Friday sentenced Michael Dunn to life in prison without parole for the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis . The sentence , imposed nearly two years after Dunn shot and killed Davis during an argument over loud music , also carries an additional 90 years for three convictions of attempted murder and firing a weapon into a vehicle . `` This case demonstrates that our justice system does work , '' Duval County Judge Russell Healey said moments before sentencing Dunn . Dunn , 47 , who is white , was convicted of first-degree murder this month for shooting into an SUV full of African-American teenagers at a Jacksonville , Florida , gas station after an argument over loud music from the teens ' vehicle . Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty in the racially-charged case , which drew comparisons to the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman . Zimmerman , who maintained that he acted in self-defense , was acquitted last year by a Florida jury . Dunn claimed he acted in self-defense because he believed Davis was reaching for a gun . No weapon was found . `` Mr. Dunn , your life is effectively over , '' Healey said . `` What is sad ... is that this case exemplifies that our society seems to have lost its way . '' Dunn , wearing an orange jumpsuit , showed no emotion . Healey said Florida 's controversial `` stand your ground '' law was widely misunderstood . `` We should remember there is nothing wrong with retreating and deescalating the situation , '' the judge said . Outside court , Davis ' father , Ron Davis , said the judge sent a strong message . `` We may have in this state 'stand your ground ' laws but that does n't allow you as a citizen , when you have a chance to diffuse a situation , for you to be so aggressive , '' he told CNN by phone on Friday . `` It 's basically saying to people , stop with the shoot first . '' In a brief statement before sentencing , Dunn for the first time apologized to Davis ' family . `` I want the Davis family to know I truly regret what happened , '' he said . `` I 'm sorry for their loss . If I could roll back time and do things differently , I would . '' He feared for his life , he said . `` I did what I thought I had to do , '' Dunn said . `` Still , I am mortified I took a life , whether it was justified or not . '' Davis ' parents , Davis and Lucia McBath , made emotional statements at the hearing , which was attended by some of the jurors who convicted Dunn . Juror : 'Race was never a factor ' In tears , McBath remembered her son . She said she forgave Dunn . `` I miss his big , wide , toothy smile , '' she said . `` For me , there will be no college graduation . There will be no daughter-in-law . For me , there will be no future generation . '' She added , `` I too must be willing to forgive . And so I choose to forgive you Mr. Dunn for taking my son 's life . I pray that God has mercy on your soul . '' Davis said he life was changed forever . `` My life as I had known it was shattered on November 23 , 2012 , '' he told the court . `` I now call it Black Friday for a completely different reason . After the longest hour of my life , the hospital confirmed that Jordan Russell Davis was deceased in the emergency room . ... The old Ron Davis died that night with Jordan . '' Davis called Dunn 's apology `` paper thin . '' `` You can tell the defense attorney wrote that for him , '' he told CNN . `` It was not heartfelt . There was n't a tear in his eyes , no tremble in his voice . He had no remorse whatsoever . '' Unlike McBath , Davis has n't forgiven his son 's killer . `` For me to forgive you , you have to have remorse , '' he said . `` I leave it to God to forgive him . I pray that God does forgive him . '' Juror : ' I believed he was guilty ' Dunn 's family did not address the court . Dunn has said he shot at the vehicle because he thought Davis had a weapon and feared for his life , but the prosecution said Dunn was the aggressor and pointed out that he kept firing even after the teens fled . Three of the 10 shots that Dunn fired struck Davis , one of them cutting through his liver , a lung and his aorta . Investigators say Davis never had a weapon , nor was one found in the teens ' SUV or in the area . A jury found Dunn guilty of four charges in February , commanding at least 60 years in prison , but the jury was hung on the murder charge related to Davis ' November 2012 death . Dunn was convicted in February on one count of shooting into a vehicle and three counts of attempted second-degree murder -- one each for Davis ' friends , Leland Brunson , Tommie Stornes and Tevin Thompson , who were in the Dodge Durango with Davis . After shooting Davis , prosecutors said , Dunn did not call police . He returned to his hotel , ordered pizza , walked his dog and went to sleep .
Michael Dunn is sentenced to life in prison without parole . He was convicted for the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis . Hide Caption Judge Russell Healey : `` Mr. Dunn , your life is effectively over ''