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| Dallas police officer who fatally shot neighbor in his apartment is fired | Dallas police officer who fatally shot neighbor in his apartment is fired |
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| A white Dallas police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his own apartment has been dismissed, the police department announced on Monday. | A white Dallas police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his own apartment has been dismissed, the police department announced on Monday. |
| Dallas: calls for justice after police officer kills man in his own home | Dallas: calls for justice after police officer kills man in his own home |
| Dallas police fired Officer Amber Guyger weeks after she fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean inside his own apartment on 6 September. Court records show Guyger said she thought she had encountered a burglar inside her own home. | Dallas police fired Officer Amber Guyger weeks after she fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean inside his own apartment on 6 September. Court records show Guyger said she thought she had encountered a burglar inside her own home. |
| Guyger was arrested on a preliminary charge of manslaughter days after the shooting. She is out on bond. Jean family attorneys and protesters called for her firing following the shooting. | Guyger was arrested on a preliminary charge of manslaughter days after the shooting. She is out on bond. Jean family attorneys and protesters called for her firing following the shooting. |
| Guyger was a four-year veteran. She told investigators that she had just ended a shift when she returned in uniform to the South Side Flats apartment complex. | Guyger was a four-year veteran. She told investigators that she had just ended a shift when she returned in uniform to the South Side Flats apartment complex. |
| When she put her key in the apartment door, which was unlocked and slightly ajar, it opened, the affidavit said. Inside, the lights were off, and she saw a figure in the darkness that cast a large silhouette across the room, according to the officer’s account. | When she put her key in the apartment door, which was unlocked and slightly ajar, it opened, the affidavit said. Inside, the lights were off, and she saw a figure in the darkness that cast a large silhouette across the room, according to the officer’s account. |
| She called 911. When asked where she was, she returned to the front door to see she was in the wrong unit, according to the affidavit. The 911 tapes have not been released. | She called 911. When asked where she was, she returned to the front door to see she was in the wrong unit, according to the affidavit. The 911 tapes have not been released. |
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