Amber Guyger, a 33-year-old Dallas Police Department patrol officer, born on August 9, 1988 in Dallas, Texas entered the apartment of 26-year-old accountant, Botham Jean and fatally shot him. this incident took place on the night of September 6, 2018, when he was off-duty at the time.
Guyger, who was initially charged with manslaughter, said that she had entered the apartment believing it was her own and believed Jean to be a housebreaker.
Botham Jean killer: What did Amber Guyger do?
Guyger, who was initially charged with manslaughter, said that she had entered the apartment believing it was her own and believed Jean to be a housebreaker. Protests and accusations of racial bias were raised when there was absence of a murder charge.
Jean was unarmed black man who was killed in his home by a white off-duty officer who had apparently disregarded police protocols. Guyger was indicted on a charge of murder On November 30, 2018.
However, on October 1, 2019, she was found guilty of murder, the following day, she was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. The ruling was sustained by a court of appeal later in 2021.
