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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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Family, Mourners Remember the Life of Botham Shem Jean, Killed in His Own Home by a Dallas Cop
As the circumstances surrounding Botham Shem Jean’s shooting death remain cloudy, mourners gathered yesterday to pay tribute to the 26-year-old Caribbean native who was gunned down in his own home by a uniformed Dallas police officer on Thursday night. The cop, who remains unidentified, was off-duty at the time of the shooting, and claims she…
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Police To Seek Manslaughter Charge Against Dallas Cop Who Shot and Killed Man After Mistaking Victim’s Apartment for Her Own [Update]
Earlier: A Dallas police officer shot and killed a 26-year-old on Thursday night after the officer allegedly entered the victim’s apartment and mistook it for her own, according to police. The Dallas Morning News reports that the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. at the South Side Flats on S. Lamar St., just blocks away…
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Detroit Deputy Chief to Become 1st Black Female Chief of Police in Dallas
The deputy chief of the Detroit Police Department will be moving on and up to become the first black woman to become chief of police in the Dallas Police Department. Ulysha Renee Hall will begin her new position Sept. 5, the Detroit News reports. Hall has served as a member of the Detroit Police Department…
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Dallas Police Chief Who Led Force Through Sniper Ambush Announces Retirement
Dallas Police Chief David Brown, who was thrust into the national spotlight during the July sniper attack that left five officers dead, has announced his retirement, the Associated Press reports. According to AP, Brown issued a statement Thursday announcing that he will retire Oct. 22 after serving the Dallas force for 33 years, six of…
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Dallas Gunman Killed by 'Bomb Robot' Identified as Micah Xavier Johnson
The alleged Dallas gunman who was killed after a standoff with police has been identified as 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson, two U.S. law-enforcement officials said, according to the Los Angeles Times. Johnson, a resident of the Dallas area, reportedly had no known criminal history or ties with any terror groups. The 25-year-old was killed after…
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Dallas Gunman Was 'Upset About Recent Police Shootings,' 'Wanted to Kill White People': Police Chief
Dallas Police Chief David Brown revealed Friday that one of the suspected gunmen allegedly behind the shooting deaths of five police officers said he “wanted to kill white people, especially white officers,” the Washington Post reports. That suspect was eventually killed by police after authorities sent in a “bomb robot” to place a device “where…