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A Dallas police officer shot his son on Saturday night, originally believing him to be an intruder. Dispatchers got a call around 6 p.m. from a man who had reported a shooting at his home. Turns out, the off-duty Dallas police officer mistook his adult son for an intruder and shot him. The Desoto Police […]

Amber Guyger is taking the initial steps to appeal her murder conviction in the death of Botham Jean. An attorney for Guyger filed an intent to appeal her first-degree murder conviction earlier this month as well as her 10-year prison sentence. The appeal comes two weeks after she was found guilty in the September 2018 […]

DALLAS (AP) — Evidence from the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of killing her neighbor has fueled new questions about whether accused officers are treated differently than other suspects, including testimony that a camera in the cruiser where the officer sat after the shooting was flipped off and that her sexual text […]

When a white Dallas police officer who killed an innocent black man in his own living room was sent off to prison this week with a hug from the victim’s brother and the black judge on the case, some saw it as a moment of amazing grace and redemption. RELATED: Amber Guyger Sentence To Ten […]

Monica Blake watched closely as a Texas jury weighed the case against a white police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a black neighbor, wondering whether the panel would render a different decision than so many others in recent years. Botham Jean’s mother, Allison Jean, rejoices in the courtroom after fired Dallas police Officer […]

DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor in his apartment last year had no drugs or alcohol in her system at the time, a police detective testified Tuesday. RELATED: Former Dallas Police Officer Goes On Trial For Shooting Neighbor Detective Eddie Ibarra’s testimony during the second day of […]

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is going on trial for the shooting death of Botham Jean after mistaking his apartment as her own. However, her attorneys have filed a change of venue motion to move the murder trial out of Dallas County. According to CBS 11, Guyger’s attorneys cite “prejudicial” and “inflammatory” media coverage […]

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the slayings of three women, including a transgender woman. Kendrell Lavar Lyles has been charged with three counts of murder. Dallas police homicide Maj. Max Geron says he was arrested June 5 based on tips linking him to two homicides, including 23-year-old transgender woman […]

The woman who said she recorded video after former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean in September came forward to talk about how posting the footage to social media affected her life.

Dallas police say Officer Amber Guyger, accused of fatally shooting neighbor in his own apartment, has been fired, reports the Associated Press. Guyger killed 26-year-old Botham Jean on Sept. 6 after she claims she mistook his apartment for her own. Police said in a news release that she was fired after an internal investigation found […]

It is unclear what laws prohibit Police Chief Renee Hall from firing Amber Guyger.

There's growing concern that the police are not thoroughly investigating Botham Jean's murder.