'How can this be?' Victim's father testifies in Dallas wrong-apartment murder trial

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The father of a man who was shot dead in his Dallas apartment last year as he at...

AUSTIN, Texas - The father of a man who was shot dead in his Dallas apartment last year as he ate ice cream provided tearful testimony on Wednesday to the jury that will determine what sentence the former police officer convictedFILE PHOTO: Botham Jean's mother Allison Jean and his father Bertram Jean, listen as family attorneys, Benjamin Crump, Lee Merrit & Daryl Washington address the press after the conviction charge of murder was delivered after deliberations for the trial of former...

“How could we lose Botham - such a sweet boy? He tried his best to live a good honest life. He loved God. He loved everyone,” Bertrum Jean said, crying hard. “How can this be possible? I’ll never see him again. I want to see him!” It is relatively rare for U.S. police officers to be convicted of murder for shooting people they view as suspects. But unlike other recent high-profile killings, such as those of Michael Brown in Missouri and Philando Castile in Minnesota, Guyger was not on duty or responding to a reported crime when she pulled the trigger.

Alexis Stossel told jurors how Botham, who went on to become a PwC accountant, was an outsized personality on campus, so much so that she said he “had always known of Botham” even before she had actually met him and became close friends.

 

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I feel so horrible for the family .I am so glad they found her guilty..again, maybe this is a sign of things to come NO one is above the law NO ONE!! I hope she spends the rest of her life behind bars....I bet she get a short sentence.white priviledge and all.....and YES I'm

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Former Dallas police officer found guilty of murder in neighbor's shooting deathA jury reached the verdict in Amber Guyger’s high-profile trial for the killing of Botham Jean after six days of testimony and just a few hours of deliberation. Good. Justice happens occasionally Why was she a cop anyway? If you can't tell your own apartment why would they give you a gun to judge and kill people? Finally justice on ' ONE ' out of many!!
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