Botham Jean's younger brother hugs convicted murderer and former Dallas cop Amber Guyger after she was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Wednesday. She fatally shot Botham in his own apartment last year. 📸 Tom Fox, The Dallas Morning News via AP
John BaconA Dallas jury on Wednesday sentenced former police officer Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting a black neighbor after she mistakenly walked into his apartment and mistook him for an intruder.
As Jean’s family walked out of the courtroom, the group that had been outside began a chant of, “No justice! No peace!” Two young black women hugged each other and cried. Guyger testified at trial that she returned from an extended police shift and incorrectly believed she had entered her own apartment. She said she panicked when she saw Jean, an accountant from St. Lucia whom she had never met. Guyger, 31, shot Jean, 26, with her service weapon.
"Justice will never fully be served until we as a country address the systemic failure in our criminal justice system and rightfully prosecute the spate of unjustified shootings of black men and boys in this country," Veasey said. "It’s just been like a roller coaster. I can’t sleep, I cannot eat," she said."It’s just been the most terrible time for me."
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