Texas: Amber Guyger found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Botham Jean

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Authorities: Dallas officer arrested on manslaughter warrant

A white Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting of a black man at his home, Texas authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release that Officer Amber Guyger was booked into the Kaufman County Jail and that the investigation is ongoing. It said no additional information is available at this time. The 30-year-old Guyger fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean on Thursday. Lawyers for Jean's family had been calling for Guyger's arrest, saying the fact that she had remained free days after the shooting showed she was receiving favorable ...

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Mayor says Dallas cop parked on wrong floor

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says an off-duty police officer charged in the shooting death of a neighbor had parked on the wrong floor of their apartment complex's parking garage.\ Rawlings said Sunday that the 30-year-old officer, Amber Guyger, drove to her apartment complex Thursday night after her shift. Authorities say the four-year veteran of the police force told officers after she shot 26-year-old Botham Jean that she had mistaken his apartment for her own. Guyger was arrested on a manslaughter charge and released on bond Sunday. The Dallas County medical examiner's office said Monday that Jean died of a gunshot ...

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Amber Guyger found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Botham Jean

A former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in his apartment was found guilty of murder by a Dallas County jury on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Guyger was officially sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime. In Texas, a murder sentence can range from five years to life in prison, but the judge also instructed jurors on a so-called sudden passion defense, which carries a range of 2-20 years behind bars. She will be eligible for parole in five years. Guyger was off-duty but still in uniform after a long shift when she shot Botham Jean, ...

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