Jury selected in loud music killing case

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A jury has been seated in the second trial of a white Florida man accused of killing a black teenager during an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store.

Twelve jurors and four alternates are scheduled to hear opening statements Thursday, despite arguments by attorneys for 47-year-old Michael Dunn that media coverage had made getting a fair jury in Jacksonville impossible. Two of the jurors are black, and 10 are white.

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