The #DallasPoliceDepartment announced on #Twitter today that #OfficerAmberGuyger had been fired following her arrest for the fatal shooting of her neighbor, 26-year-old #BothamJean.
The press release issued by #ChiefReneeHall said an internal affairs investigation concluded that on Sept. 9th, Guyger “engaged in adverse conduct” when she was arrested for manslaughter. “Officer Guyger was terminated for her actions. She was hired in November 2013 and was assigned to the Southwest Patrol Division,” the release said. “Under civil service rules, Officer Guyger has the right to appeal her discipline.”
The tweet did not shed any new light into the investigation nor did it explain a motive for the shooting. Guyger barged into Jean’s apartment and fatally shot him. She claims she entered the wrong apartment believing that it was her own, but that claim has been refuted by neighbors who have said it would be hard to mistake the units.
Allie Jean, the victim’s mother said, “Somebody has to be crazy not to realize that they walked into the wrong apartment. He’s a bachelor. Things are different inside.” She continued, “And if you try your key and it doesn’t work, that should make you realize you’re at the wrong apartment. Every door for each apartment is also numbered.”
Police said Guyger was in full uniform and “fired her weapon striking the victim.” Jean was taken to the hospital where he passed away.
As we previously reported, since the shooting multiple search warrants were issued for Botham’s apartment, and his lawyers are upset about one of the warrants becoming a public record. Out of all the warrants issued, his lawyers find it interesting that the one the judge signed off on to make public was one that lists several items found in his home, including marijuana.
Botham’s family lawyers weren’t even given a heads up that the warrant was now out there for everyone to access. His attorneys claim that it doesn’t matter whose marijuana it is at the end of the day because he’s the victim in all of this.
“I think it’s unfortunate that law enforcement begin to immediately criminalize the victim — in this case, someone who was clearly was the victim that has absolutely no bearing on the fact that he was shot in his home,” said Lee Merritt, attorney for Jean’s family. “I would love to see more information coming out about the warrants executed on the home of the shooter who lived just below him. I haven’t seen any of those. And particularly for it to be on this day the day that we remember and celebrate him… to see the common assassination attempt on the victim that we often see in law enforcement involved shootings.
Jean, who is a native of St. Lucia, graduated from Harding University in Arkansas in 2016. He remained in the states after getting an internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas, where he worked in the risk assurance department.
#Roommates, we continue to lift Botham Jean’s family up in prayer during this difficult time.
