Some see rush to forgive as rush to forget racial violence
October 3, 2019 GMTWhen 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 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 messages with her partner were deleted...Evidence from ex-Dallas cop’s murder trial fuels mistrust
October 10, 2019 GMT
Dallas shooting victim was a ‘big personality, nice person’
October 3, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Botham Jean organized church mission trips. He installed Skype for elderly parents who missed their kids...
Police search for 3rd suspect in cop trial witness’ slaying
October 9, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — After days of feverish speculation, authorities said the killing of a witness who testified at the recent murder trial of a Dallas police officer had nothing to do with the closely watched case and instead resulted from a drug deal gone bad...
2 suspects in custody, 1 sought in cop trial witness slaying
October 9, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Three Louisiana men are suspected in the killing of a witness who testified at the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer, authorities said Tuesday, cautioning that the killing had nothing at all to do with that trial or case...
Lawyer: Other shooting left slain Dallas witness fearful
October 7, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A man who was slain after testifying in the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer had feared being a witness because of another incident in which he was shot and wounded outside a nightclub, an attorney for his family said Monday...
Dallas police investigate death of witness in ex-cop’s trial
October 6, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A man who was fatally shot has been identified as a key witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who killed her black neighbor, Dallas police said Sunday...
Juror: Botham Jean wouldn’t have wanted ‘harsh vengeance’
October 5, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Two members of the jury that convicted a white Dallas police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor said the The questioning dragged on all day and into the evening as lawyers queried hundreds of prospective jurors for potential bias in the trial of Amber Guyger, the white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own living room...Diversity of jury seen as key factor in officer’s conviction
October 4, 2019 GMT
Slain man’s brother, judge hug ex-cop sentenced to 10 years
October 3, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who said she mistook a neighbor’s apartment for her own and fatally shot him in his living room was sentenced Wednesday to a decade in prison in a stunning courtroom scene that included the dead man’s brother and the black judge embracing the sobbing officer...
Ex-Dallas cop in deadly shooting gets hug from the judge
October 3, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who killed an unarmed black neighbor in his own living room drew 10 years in prison in a stunning courtroom scene of forgiveness and compassion in which she received a hug not just from the dead man’s brother but from the judge who imposed the sentence...
Ex-Dallas officer who killed neighbor found guilty of murder
October 2, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer who shot her black unarmed neighbor to death after, she said, mistaking his apartment for her own was convicted of murder Tuesday in a verdict that prompted tears of relief from his family and chants of "black lives matter" from a crowd outside the courtroom...
White ex-officer’s guilty verdict stuns some black advocates
October 2, 2019 GMTMonica 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...
The Latest: Ex-Dallas officer jailed while awaiting sentence
October 2, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local):...
Cases in which police officers were charged in shootings
October 1, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer was found guilty of murder Tuesday for fatally shooting her unarmed, black neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own...
Prosecutor: Officer’s testimony on killing neighbor ‘absurd’
October 1, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A prosecutor on Monday dismissed as garbage a former Dallas police officer's claim that she believed she was in her own apartment when she fatally shot a neighbor in his home...
Murder trial of former Dallas officer pauses until Monday
September 29, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — The jury deciding the fate of a former Dallas police officer who shot and killed her unarmed black neighbor heard around five minutes of testimony on day six of the trial before being sent home...
Dallas cop says she wishes neighbor had killed her instead
September 27, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer broke her silence Friday about the night she killed a young accountant who lived in the apartment right above hers, telling jurors that she has to live with the guilt every day and that she wished their roles were reversed...
Security bristles around Texas police shooting trial
September 27, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Four Texas officers carrying handguns wait in the dim early morning light for a petite 31-year-old woman to arrive...
State rests in trial of Dallas cop who shot neighbor
September 26, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors have finished calling witnesses in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor...
Trial begins for former Dallas cop who fatally shot neighbor
September 24, 2019 GMTDALLAS (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...
Trial of cop who killed black man in home to stay in Dallas
September 16, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — The murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor inside his apartment will be held in the city...
Jury pool for cop who killed black man asked about biases
September 14, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor inside his own apartment worked Friday to get potential jurors to open up about biases and feelings they might have about police, in a case that has sparked fierce debate over race, politics and policing...
Jury to be selected for ex-cop who killed unarmed black man
September 6, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — The jury selection process is beginning in the trial of a white former Dallas police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man in his own apartment...
Dallas officer tells 911: ‘I thought it was my apartment’
April 30, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — The former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher "I thought it was my apartment" nearly 20 times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive, according to a recording of the call obtained by a Dallas TV station...
9 cases dropped after Dallas officer charged with murder
April 26, 2019 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed at least nine cases that were investigated by the former white Dallas police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in his own apartment, according to court records...
Grand jury: Dallas officer’s shooting of neighbor was murder
December 1, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer was indicted on a murder charge Friday, nearly three months after she fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she entered by mistake, believing it to be her own...
Dallas police officer who shot neighbor fired by department
September 25, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor inside his own apartment was fired Monday, the same day the man was being buried in his Caribbean homeland...
Experts disagree on whether Dallas officer could be credible
September 15, 2018 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — A Dallas police officer's explanation that she killed a black neighbor who lived above her because she mistook his apartment for her own has been dismissed as implausible and self-serving by his family and their lawyers...
Dallas police face ire over portrayal of man shot by officer
September 15, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a black man who was killed in his own apartment by a white police officer accused Dallas police of trying to "assassinate his character" and expressed fury that authorities sought a search warrant that resulted in the discovery of marijuana in the victim's apartment...
Uncle: Man killed by officer aspired to St. Lucia leadership
September 13, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Friends and family on Thursday remembered a man gunned down by a Dallas police officer as a deeply religious 26-year-old accountant who loved to sing and had confided to his uncle that he might one day want to be prime minister of his native Caribbean island country of St...
Dallas police respond to shooting with proactive approach
September 12, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Dallas police swiftly admitted that a white officer who shot a black man in his own apartment last week had made a mistake...
Texas officer arrested on manslaughter charge in man’s death
September 10, 2018 GMTDALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge in the off-duty shooting of a black neighbor whose apartment she says she mistook for her own...