The retrial for Michael Dunn, a Florida man accused of murdering 17-year-old Jordan Davis over loud music in 2012, was rescheduled by the judge on Wednesday.
According to News4Jax.com, the judge set a pretrial date for June 9, where an official trial date will be set. Originally, the retrial was set to begin on May 5.
On March 10, Dunn got a new attorney, Waffa Hanania, who filed a motion on Tuesday for a continuance in order for more preparation time.
In February, he was convicted of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle. However, a mistrial was declared on the murder charge.
Davis' death was thrust into national debates over guns and racism in the United States and was often compared to the trial of Trayvon Martin since both defendants claimed self-defense.
After the jury announced they were hung on the murder charge, State Attorney Angela Corey said prosecutors planned to seek another trial.
"Justice for Jordan Davis is as important as it is for any victim," said Corey, whose office also prosecuted the controversial George Zimmerman case.
Dunn fatally shot Davis at a gas station after arguing over the loud music playing in the teen's car in November 2012. He shot into the vehicle, full of four teens, ten times before escaping the scene with his fiance.
However, he claimed throughout the trial that he was afraid Davis and his friends were threatening him and shot in self defense, despite the fact that no gun was recovered from Davis' car.
"My intent was to stop the attack, not necessarily end a life," he testified. "It just worked out that way."
