Dallas police Officer fatally shoots a black man in an apartment she thought was hers

[Commander Wallace]

Dallas Texas police Officer Amber Guyger, whom authorities say fatally shot a black man last week in an apartment she mistook for her own

It was revealed that Amber Guyger was on the wrong floor and wrong apartment that she said she thought was hers when she encountered Botham Jean, 26, in the South Side Flats apartment complex in Dallas around 10 p.m. local time Thursday.

Botham Jean was in his own apartment when he was murdered by officer Guyger.
Guyger is free and has not been charged while the Texas Rangers are investigating.

Quote: Dallas police tell me the just off shift officer who shot and killed a man in his own apartment, was on the WRONG FLOOR. HER apartment was on another floor. Her key didn’t work in the door. Shooting happened shortly after resident opened his own door.

Thursday’s shooting occurred after Guyger was returning home in uniform from a 12-hour shift, according to police. Guyger allegedly entered an apartment she thought was hers, and killed a man she didn’t recognize, Dallas’ FOX 4 reported. Afterward, she called 911, police said.

Responding officers found Jean badly wounded. He was transferred to a hospital and died later that evening.
Jean was a businessman born in St. Lucia, a Caribbean island nation where he and his family held positions in government. He had recently graduated from Harding University in Arkansas and had been working in Dallas since 2016.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/09...17-report.html

Quote: The Texas Rangers have postponed seeking a warrant on manslaughter charges against an officer who shot and killed a man in Dallas, police said Saturday. Police also identified the officer as Amber Guyger, a four-year veteran of the department assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division. The decision comes one day after Dallas Police Chief Ulysha Renee Hall said police were pursing a manslaughter warrant against the officer in a case she described as having "more questions than answers."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/08/us/da...ing/index.html

I think there is more to this story and I don't believe this officer thought the apartment of Botham Jean was hers. If this was anyone else but a police officer, they would be in custody right now.

[Mr Quatro]

Good grief!

If I was a black man living in Texas I would move

[Platapus]

If a common subject were to enter someone else's apartment and shoot them, would the police allow them to go home? Most likely not.

People are getting tired of the double standard, especially when it comes to killing people.

I know that all I expect is simple personal accountability for poor decisions.

I wonder how long will it take for this police office to claim that the apartment resident "aggressively" opened his door and that the police officer was "in fear of her life"?

That seems to be the get out of jail card of choice.

[Jimbuna]

Good grief!!

[Eichhörnchen]

Bugger!!

[Cybermat47]

... Christ.

The fact that he’s dead makes me think that the officer might have had a shoot first mentality. Not exactly what you want in a Policeman.