Update 5 (Nov. 30th): Indicted on muder charge
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/cou...ether-indict-amber-guyger-killing-botham-jean
Update 4: Fired from Dallas PD
Update 3: Charged with manslaughter
Update 2: Police are seeking manslaughter charges
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...t-she-mistakes-her-own-fatally-shoots-n907411
Is "living at home while black" on the list already?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...t-she-mistakes-her-own-fatally-shoots-n907411
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/cou...ether-indict-amber-guyger-killing-botham-jean
A former Dallas police officer was indicted on a murder charge Friday for killing an unarmed 26-year-old in his apartment, according to county court records.
A Dallas County grand jury delivered the indictment Friday after considering the evidence against Amber Guyger on Monday and Wednesday.
She was initially arrested on a manslaughter charge, three days after the Sept. 6 shooting death of Botham Jean.
The Dallas County district attorney's office plans to announce the indictment at a 2:30 p.m. news conference likely to be attended by Jean's family and their attorneys.
Update 4: Fired from Dallas PD
Update 3: Charged with manslaughter
Update 2: Police are seeking manslaughter charges
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...t-she-mistakes-her-own-fatally-shoots-n907411
Dallas police said Friday they are seeking a warrant for manslaughter charges against one of their own after an off-duty officer entered the wrong apartment in her building and killed a man who was inside.
Police Chief Reneé Hall said a blood sample was drawn at her request to test the officer's drug and alcohol levels and "we are in the process of obtaining a warrant based on the circumstances."
She said at a news conference that the Texas Rangers were launching an independent investigation.
Is "living at home while black" on the list already?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...t-she-mistakes-her-own-fatally-shoots-n907411
A Dallas man was killed late Thursday when a police officer returning home from her shift entered the wrong apartment in her building and eventually opened fire, authorities said.
Details surrounding the death of Botham Shem Jean, a 26-year-old native of St. Lucia, were not immediately available early Friday.
His mother, Allie Jean, said in a phone interview from her St. Lucia home that his family was stunned to learn of his death.
"He did no one any wrong," she said.
Dallas police in a statement said that preliminary information suggests the officer involved called for help, and told responding officers that "she entered the victim's apartment believing that it was her own."
The incident began just before 10 p.m. CT (11 p.m. ET) at the South Side Flats, an upscale apartment complex directly south of Dallas' downtown.
During the encounter, the officer was in full uniform and "fired her weapon striking the victim," police said.
The officer was not immediately identified, and was being placed on administrative leave during the investigation.
At a news conference early Friday, Dallas police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said they had yet to interview the officer and would not speculate as to whether she mistakenly entered another apartment and believed the man already inside was an intruder.
"We still have a lot to do in this investigation," Mitchell added.
Allie Jean said her son lived in a gated apartment complex and had no reason not to trust anyone who was at his door.
"Somebody has to be crazy not to realize that they walked into the wrong apartment," Allie Jean said. "He's a bachelor. Things are different inside."
"And if you try your key and it doesn't work, that should make you realize you're at the wrong apartment," she added. "Every door for each apartment is also numbered."
Allie Jean said she would speak with her son daily, usually before 10 p.m., but thought he might be out after she didn't hear from him.
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