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Botham Jean’s Family Will Sue Amber Guyger, City of Dallas
The family of Botham Jean, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by an off-duty Dallas police officer after she intruded into his home, plans to sue the officer and the city of Dallas for his death. According to the Dallas Morning news, family attorney Lee Merritt said Allison and Bertrum Jean plan…
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Amber Guyger, the Dallas Officer Who Killed Botham Jean, Has Been Fired But It’s Not Enough
Amber Guyger—the 30-year-old police officer who shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean as he sat in his own apartment minding his own business—has been fired from her job with the Dallas Police Department. The department announced Guyger’s termination via a post on Twitter, saying the officer had been terminated during a hearing that took…
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What Can Botham Jean and Amber Guyger's Locks Tell Us About What Happened the Night of His Killing?
Dallas police have taken the electronic locks from the apartments of Amber Guyger and Botham Jean to help them find out what happened the night Guyger walked into Jean’s apartment and shot him dead. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas County district attorney’s office seized the locks from the two South Side Flats…
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'What About Our Aftermath?': Tiffany Crutcher Remembers Her Brother, Terence, Two Years After His Death
It’s been two years since Terence Crutcher died, but once in a while, his sister Tiffany Crutcher will talk about him as though he’s still here. “Terence and I just celebrated our 42nd birthday, August 16th,” she says. Tiffany, who has a clinical doctorate in physical rehabilitation, is a health care provider. This particular Wednesday…
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So, What's Marijuana Got to Do With It?
In a search affidavit that we apparently know all the contents of, we now know that the police apparently found some marijuana—about .37 ounces—in Botham Jean’s apartment after he was shot by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. My response: So what? Marijuana, a substance that is legal, either recreationally or medically, in nine states, and…
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2 Different Versions of Amber Guyger’s Story Appear on 2 Different Warrants Related to the Shooting of Botham Jean
Have you been confused by the ever-changing narrative and details that keep getting added to the story of what happened the night Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean—an innocent black man who was minding his own business in his own apartment? If you are, you are not alone. At this point,…
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Amber Guyger’s Family Denies They Are Racist Despite Photos That May Suggest Otherwise
The family of Amber Guyger—the Dallas police officer who shot and killed unarmed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his apartment last week—is speaking out to defend themselves against accusations that they are racist. Various social media photos are being circulated as proof that the family is either racist or has racist leanings. As the Dallas Morning…
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Botham Jean Attorney: Nothing In Amber Guyger's Story Makes Sense
An attorney for Botham Jean—the 26-year-old innocent black man who was shot and killed inside his own home—is looking to set the record straight. Despite several stories that Jean and his attacker, Amber Guyger, knew one another, attorney S. Lee Meritt claims that the two were merely neighbors as Jean lived directly above Guyger. “The…
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A 15-Hour Shift, Parking on the Wrong Floor and an Unlocked Door: New 'Reasons' Given Why Amber Guyger Shot Botham Jean [Updated]
More details are being added to the confusing narrative of just what happened when Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger reportedly shot and killed Botham Jean in his own apartment Thursday night. A law enforcement official—speaking on condition of anonymity—told the Dallas Morning News that Guyger had just ended a 15-hour shift and was still in…
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Amber Guyger Charged with Manslaughter; Officials Dispute Story Over Potential Murder Charge
Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer who reportedly shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his own apartment on Thursday night, turned herself in to Dallas Police on Sunday evening. According to the Washington Post, Guyger turned herself in at Kaufman County Jail, where she was arrested and taken into custody on a manslaughter charge…