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*The shooting death of Botham Jean by a white Dallas police officer on September 6, 2018 sparked outrage and protests of yet another black man killed by police brutality. With this year marking the second anniversary of Botham’s death, Investigation Discovery (ID) is airing the two-hour special “The Ballad of Botham Jean,” on Thursday, September […]

*The killing of Botham Jean by white, female, off-duty police officer Amber Guyger will be explored in the new season of Discovery’s “Impact of Murder” set to air on Thursday (Sept. 10). Here’s more from the press release: Season two of IMPACT OF MURDER kicks off with a heart wrenching two-hour episode on Botham Jean […]

Botham Jean’s Family in court during Amber Guyger trial. *Contrary to popular belief, hugging and forgiving the soldiers of white supremacy does not pay off for Black folks… as the family of Botham Jean is starting to discover. We previously reported… a federal judge recently ruled that the city of Dallas is not liable […]

*The family of Botham Jean gathered in Dallas on Saturday for a ceremony to unveil the newly named Botham Jean Boulevard.  Jean was shot in 2018 inside his Dallas apartment by white, female, off-duty police officer Amy Guyger. Guyger claimed she shot Botham because she thought she had entered her own home, and he was […]

Brandt Jean, Amber Guyger *A federal judge has ruled the city of Dallas is not liable for former officer Amber Guyger shooting Botham Jean in his own apartment last year. U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn dismissed the city from a civil lawsuit that the Jean family brought after the 26-year-old was killed by Guyger, who […]

 *Dallas jurors in the Botham Jean case say they decided on a 10-year sentence for ex-cop Amber Guyger because she showed genuine remorse and that her victim, “would want to forgive her.” After delivering a victim impact statement to Guyger on Wednesday, Brandt Jean, Botham’s younger brother, asked Judge Tammy Kemp if he could […]

*ADDISON, Texas (KTVT) — Allisa Findley‘s last conversation she had with her younger brother, Botham Jean was on September 6th, 2018, the day he was killed. Findley said she’ll treasure that conversation forever while continuing to share his work and legacy in North Texas. On Saturday, Findley was in Addison for the 3rd annual Botham […]

*A Dallas County jury sentenced Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison Wednesday after convicting her of murdering her upstairs neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment last year. Guyger, 31, had been facing between five and 99 years or life in prison. According to dallasnews.com, after the sentence was read out, chants of, “No justice, […]

*A Dallas County jury sentenced Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison Wednesday after convicting her of murdering her upstairs neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment last year. After delivering a victim impact statement to Guyger, Brandt Jean, the victim’s younger brother, asked Judge Tammy Kemp if he could hug Botham’s killer. “If you truly […]

[…] Merritt said. The family’s attorneys say one of the witnesses then heard gunshots followed by a man’s voice. “What we believe to be the last words of Botham Jean which was ‘Oh my god, why did you do that?'” Merritt said. Bothan Jean’s mother, Allison Jean, wants to know what happened to her son. “I’m […]

[…] on the take and following the code of white supremacy by allowing a lane for the murderous former cop to walk. Guyger, 31, killed her upstairs neighbor Botham Jean on Sept. 6, 2018, in his Dallas apartment. When she took the stand Friday, she tearfully explained to jurors how she mistook the apartment for her […]

*Amber Guyger — the Dallas Police officer who shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean — has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. The Texas Rangers are now reportedly in charge of the investigation. Guyger, of Dallas, and a four-year veteran of the department, allegedly entered an upscale apartment at the South Side Flats last […]

*Dallas police officer Amber Guyger who killed her neighbor Botham Jean a week ago may soon find it challenging to keep up with her messy story and ever-changing lies. At first, she said Botham’s door was locked and she repeatedly tried to get in until he opened the door. Then she said his door was shut but […]

 *The brother of Botham Jean, the unarmed Dallas man shot to death by a trigger happy cop in his own apartment, has been honored by a police agency for his embrace of the officer convicted in the killing. The Texas-based Institute for Law Enforcement Administration bestowed its 2019 Ethical Courage Award on 18-year-old Brandt […]

*Dallas police chief Renee Hall looked perplexed at her news conference fielding questions about the slaying of Botham Shem Jean in his own apartment by then unnamed and unidentified Dallas police officer. That was the first problem. Just who was the cop who killed Jean? Why did so much time pass without naming and […]