DALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer took the stand Friday in her murder trial for the fatal shooting of a black neighbor whose apartment she said she mistook for her own. One of Amber Guyger’s lawyers opened by asking about her childhood in the Dallas suburb of Arlington. Guyger said she grew […]
One year ago a Black man in Dallas was shot and killed by a police officer in his own apartment. Now, the officer who pulled the trigger is claiming that she shot in self defense. Civil Rights Lawyer Benjamin Crump is representing Botham Jean’s family. Jean was an “innocent 26-year-old Black boy” he says. Former […]
DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer went on trial Monday in the shooting death of a black neighbor as attorneys sparred over whether the officer was distracted by a phone call when she mistook the neighbor’s apartment for her own and the victim for an intruder. Prosecutors contend Amber Guyger, 31, was distracted […]
Andre Emmett, Texas Tech University’s all-time leading scorer and former NBA player was shot and killed this morning in Dallas. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BOX to 24042 to join! https://twitter.com/Carchia/status/1176162404784381953?s=20 Emmett, 37, had just finished his second season playing in the Big […]
DALLAS (AP) — Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder trial of a white police officer accused of shooting her black neighbor in his Dallas apartment. Amber Guyger, 31, is expected in a city courthouse Monday morning, where she will stand trial for the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean last year. […]
DALLAS (AP) — A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a postal worker during a road-rage attack on a Dallas expressway last year. Federal authorities say 26-year-old Donnie Arlondo Ferrell was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to murder in February in the death of 58-year-old Tony Mosby. Authorities say Ferrell was […]
The end of a racist man’s rant over the non-exchange of a form was caught on video at a Dallas post office. Dallas police and the U.S. Postal Service are reportedly looking into the incident that caught others in line by surprise. The elderly man can be heard screaming, “Give me the form,” repeatedly before […]
If you missed the Tom Joyner One More Time Experience at Toyota Music Factory in Dallas the past weekend, you missed a great party! Al B. Sure got the crowd going and even ended up in the crowd! Doug E. Fresh got on stage and did his thing! He’s still got it…not that we thought […]
Earlier this summer, Jaxson Turner, 12, set a goal to provide backpacks for at least 100 students in need. In June, Turner told NBC 5 , he wanted to fill each backpack with school supplies to help students start the school year off strong. Turner didn’t just reach his goal, he crushed it. The Dallas […]
Footage has bee released from a 2016 case of a Dallas man dying while being arrested by police.
DALLAS (AP) — Police body camera video footage shows a man who called 911 to request help crying, pleading then going limp as arresting officers restrain him. Soon after, a paramedic says he’s dead. Dallas police released the footage Tuesday showing the August 2016 death of 32-year-old Tony Timpa. A federal judge ordered the release […]
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 […]
