The sentencing phase is underway for the ex-police officer who killed her Black neighbor.
by Jenny ZhengFollowing a weeklong trial, former police officer Amber Guyger, who, last year, entered the wrong apartment and shot and killed the resident, Botham Jean, was. She faces sentencing this week, and is looking at serving anywhere between five and 99 years in prison.
It's a case that's held national attention, one of the many incidences where the Black community and the country has waited to see if a police officer would be held accountable by law for killing a Black person. Guyger's , a charge lesser than murder, and delayed arrest after she killed Jean in his apartment, sparked protests and worry that once again, there would be no accountability.that she fired her weapon in self-defense and accidentally took Jean for an intruder. She had returned home late, parked on the wrong level, and walked into the apartment above, believing it was hers. Upon realizing the door was unlocked, she became worried, and shot Jean, who was eating ice cream in his living room.
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