For the first time, the public has been given access to the 911 call a Texas officer placed after she fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 30, is heard saying, “I thought it was my apartment,” 19 times in the 911 call obtained by WFAA. …
The City of Dallas recently released a heavily-redacted incident report of ex-officer Amber Guyger’s fatal shooting of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean. KDFW made the open records request and noted that the provided document was “extremely small” compared to documents of its kind. They reported that incident reports are usually detailed but, in this case, …
Amber Guyger, the Texas officer charged in the fatal shooting of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean, was reportedly released on bond shortly after her murder indictment on Friday. Newsweek reported that Guyger, 30, turned herself into the Mesquite jail and posted $200,000 bond. According to the Dallas Observer, District Attorney Faith Johnson confirmed that the $300,000 …
District Attorney-Elect John Creuzot’s comments come as the unseated prosecutor requested to stay on the Botham Jean case
City officials in Dallas, Texas, are being accused of launching a cover-up as they’ve reportedly refused to release a 911 call recording, autopsy report, and other crucial information related to ex-officer Amber Guyger’s fatal shooting of her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean. The Dallas Morning News said they requested the 911 call Guyger placed the night …
The attorney representing the family of a Texas man fatally shot in his own apartment by his downstairs neighbor, a Dallas officer, announced they’ll be suing the city and the officer that killed him. According to The Dallas Morning News, attorney Lee Merritt said Allison and Bertrum Jean, the parents of Botham Jean, 26, will …
Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has reportedly moved out of the apartment building where she fatally shot her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean, as he stood inside his home earlier this month. WFAA reported that an email was sent to residents at South Side Flats, informing them that Guyger, 30, “no longer resides at our community.” It’s …
A Texas grand jury will be ask to decide if Dallas police officer Amber Guyger should be charged with murder in the shooting death of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean. Officer Guyger is already facing a manslaughter charge after admitting she fired the shots that killed the 26-year-old. Benjamin Crump, a civil rights lawyer who …
The lawyer for the family of an unarmed Dallas man shot to death in his apartment by an off-duty female police officer, said that police investigation into the matter was done in a way to “smear” the reputation of the victim. According to an arrest affidavit released Thursday by the Dallas Police Department, investigators found …
A Dallas police officer accused of shooting and killing her black neighbor reportedly explained her actions by claiming the apartment door was open before she shot at him. A recently-revealed video, according to a neighbor, contradicts the statement since the metal fire doors at the apartment complex automatically shut if no one or nothing holds …
The sister of a Texas man shot and killed by an officer in his apartment last week said her brother never left his door unlocked—contradicting comments the officer reportedly made to police. Allisa Jean, the sister of Botham Jean, 26, told CBS News Wednesday that it’s highly unlikely that her brother was in the dark …
Legal commentator Nancy Grace lent her perspective to the Texas case involving an off-duty Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black man inside of his own apartment. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the officer later identified as Amber Guyger fired on 26-year-old Botham Jean shortly after entering the apartment she allegedly believed to be …
