A jury convicted Michael Dunn on Saturday on four of five charges related to the shooting death of Jordan Davis but could not come to a decision on the charge of murder, CNN reported.
Though he was found guilty of most charges -- including three charges of attempted murder that could keep him in prison for decades -- he was not charged for the murder of 17-year-old Davis, whose death has sparked a heated debate similar to the one following the death of Trayvon Martin, both of which occurred in Florida.
However, State Attorney Angela Corey said prosecutors will seek a new trial for the murder charge.
"Justice for Jordan Davis is as important as it is for any victim," said Corey, whose office also prosecuted the controversial Zimmerman case.
Additionally, prosecutor Erin Wolfson said that each attempted second-degree murder charge carries a minimum 20-year prison sentence and a possible 15-year-sentence for shooting into Davis' car.
Cory Strolla, Dunn's attorney, said his client was in complete shock upon hearing the jury deliver the verdict.
"You are looking at basically at life in prison," Strolla said. "At 47 years old, that's a life sentence regardless of count one."
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."
While the facts of the trial have only added fuel to the national debate over gun control, "Stand Your Ground" laws, and the treatment of young black men in America, Davis' mother, Lucia McBath, said she was still somewhat grateful for the verdict.
"It's sad for Mr. Dunn that he will live the rest of his life in that sense of torment, and I will pray for him," McBath said. "And I've asked my family to pray for him."
