Ex-officer Who Shot Neighbor Dead Cries at Murder Trial: ‘I Was Scared He Was Going to Kill Me’

Ex-officer Who Shot Neighbor Dead Cries at Murder Trial: ‘I Was Scared He Was Going to Kill Me’
Fired Dallas police officer Amber Guyger becomes emotional as she testifies in her murder trial, in Dallas on Sept. 27, 2019. Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The woman who shot her neighbor dead while employed by the Dallas Police Department sobbed during her murder trial on Friday, Sept. 27, claiming she was in fear for her life when she fired her weapon after entering the man’s apartment, thinking it was her own.

Amber Guyger, 31, who was fired by the department after the shooting, entered Botham Jean’s apartment and shot him on Sept. 6, 2018.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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