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Amber Guyger, the former police officer who murdered Botham Jean inside his apartment, is attempting to get her conviction overturned. Guyger murdered Jean, a 26-year-old accountant, in cold blood as he sat in his apartment in September 2018. The former Dallas police officer argued that she mistakenly got off on …

A portion of Lamar Street in Dallas has been officially renamed after Botham Jean. In September 2018, Jean, an alum from Harding University, was shot while in his home by a former Dallas police officer. On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council approved the change unanimously. The part of Lamar street …

The former Dallas police officer who was convicted in October of murdering Botham Jean in his home is appealing her 10-year prison sentence. Amber Guyger’s attorneys are claiming there was not enough evidence to convict her of murder, CNN is reporting. In the appeal, her lawyers argue that “her mistaken …

The family of Botham Jean, who was murdered by Amber Guyger, the off-duty police officer who mistakenly entered his home, is opening up about his life to save others and to drive home a point that police shouldn’t assume “our black boys” are threats. According to TMZ, Botham’s parents and …

The younger brother of Botham Jean, the man who was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer last year, received an award Tuesday for showing compassion toward his brother’s killer, Amber Guyger, during her murder trial. According to Fox News, Brandt Jean, 18, received an award for ethical courage …

Amber Guyger’s legal team is planning to appeal her murder conviction over the death of #BothamJean. Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison with the possibility of parole after five years for the murder of Botham Jean. According to Robert Rodgers, one of Guyger’s attorneys, Guyger’s legal team plans …

The resilience of Black people never ceases to amaze. After suffering such tragic events at the hands of the police, the family of Botham Jean decided to make a donation to Atatiana Jefferson’s family in the wake of her murder, CNN reports. By establishing the Botham Jean Foundation, the family …

Three suspects from Alexandria, Louisiana, have been identified in the case of Joshua Brown, Botham Jean‘s neighbor, who was murdered Friday in an alleged drug deal gone wrong in Dallas.  As you may recall, Brown, 28, is the slain witness who is most widely known for testifying in the murder …

Botham Jean’s brother Brandt Jean is speaking after he hugged his brother’s murderer Amber Guyger. Ten years is all Guyger was sentenced to for the shooting death of Botham Jean. The entire incident and trial made national headlines, evoking pain in the Black community, which hoped justice would finally be …

Two of the people who sat on the jury that convicted and sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger,  sat down with ABC News and Good Morning America to open up about “one of the hardest things” they’ve ever had to do. In the interview, the jurors, identified by the …

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Amber Guyger, the white former Dallas police officer who was convicted of shooting Botham Shem Jean (a black man), in his own home, has been sentenced to 10 Years behind bars.  The decision came after witnesses took the stand to shed light on Guyger’s character and the life of Botham …

The fired officer who fatally shot an innocent man in his own apartment was busy sexting one of her colleagues the night of the fatal shooting, prosecutors said Monday. Amber Guyger’s trial started on Monday in which she faces a murder charge for the death of #BothamJean. It’s been a …

The family of Botham Jean is filing a lawsuit for the use of excessive force. The life of 26-year-old #BothamJean was taken by Dallas police officer #AmberGuyger after she allegedly mistook his apartment for hers and shot him believing he was an intruder.  On Wednesday, attorney Lee Merritt announced Jean’s …

On Monday morning, the Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a man in his own apartment was fired.  According to an email from Police Chief Rene Hall, 30-year-old Amber Guyger was let go for her “adverse conduct,” after five years on the force.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Officer Guyger …

After the shooting of Botham Jean by Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, multiple search warrants were executed at Jean’s apartment as part of the investigation. According to Fox 4 Dallas, one of the warrants became a public record shortly after Jean’s funeral on Thursday afternoon. The warrant listed several items …

On Sunday, three days after a Dallas police officer shot and killed a neighbor in his home, claiming she mistook it for her own, 30-year-old #AmberGuyger was arrested and charged in the incident. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to the New York Times, Guyger was slapped with manslaughter charges in the death of 26-year-old …